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distend
[dih-stend]
verb (used with or without object)
to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic.
Habitual overeating had distended his stomach.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: ,to spread in all directions; expand; swell.
The sea distended about them.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: ,
distend
/ ɪˈɛԻ /
verb
to expand or be expanded by or as if by pressure from within; swell; inflate
(tr) to stretch out or extend
(tr) to magnify in importance; exaggerate
Other Word Forms
- distender noun
- overdistend verb
- undistend verb (used with object)
- 徱ˈٱԲDz noun
- 徱ˌٱԲˈٲ noun
- 徱ˈٱԻ noun
- 徱ˈٱԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of distend1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It has something to do with the opening glimpse we get of an unsettling Russian snuff video: dangling figures, distended bellies, eyes that plead for help.
Mrs Cook's symptoms worsened over the following months: her appetite "diminished", she needed to urinate more and by September 2021 her stomach had distended to the point that she looked pregnant.
Onyeaka wondered if that abundance could be harnessed to feed people in conflict zones where children were suffering from malnutrition, their distended stomachs a clear sign of protein deficiency.
His eye looked "very distended, swollen," he said.
He still had the slightly distended belly and sagging skin which indicate malnutrition in children.
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