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DISTEND verb

Definition of distend (verb)

  1. become wider
    • "His pupils were dilated"
    • synonyms: dilate
  2. cause to expand as it by internal pressure
    • "The gas distended the animal's body"
  3. swell from or as if from internal pressure
    • "The distended bellies of the starving cows"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet
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