Distend - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈstend|
Brit.
|dɪˈstend|
verb
- become wider (syn: dilate)
- cause to expand as it by internal pressure
- cause to expand as it by internal pressure
The gas distended the animal's body
- swell from or as if from internal pressureThe distended bellies of the starving cows
Extra examples
The gas distended the animal's body
The distended bellies of the starving cows
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: distend
he/she/it: distends
present participle: distending
past tense: distended
past participle: distended
I/you/we/they: distend
he/she/it: distends
present participle: distending
past tense: distended
past participle: distended
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