English Explanatory Dictionary

distend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell
  2. To extend; to stretch out; to spread out.
  3. To cause to swell.
  4. To cause gravidity.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈstɛnd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-distend.wav

Word forms

distend distends distending distended

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distendō.

Derived words

distendable distender distensible distensive
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