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distend

/ distend /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
swell from or as if from internal pressure
"The distended bellies of the starving cows"
Type of:
swell swell up intumesce
Derived:
dilatation distension distention
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
cause to expand as it by internal pressure
"The gas distended the animal''s body"
Type of:
bloat
Derived:
distention distension
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
become wider
"His pupils were dilated"
Type of:
widen
Derived:
distention distension dilatation dilator dilater
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
2
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swell swell up intumesce bloat widen