Distend - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈstend|  American pronunciation of the word distend
Brit.  |dɪˈstend|  British pronunciation of the word distend

verb

- become wider (syn: dilate)
- cause to expand as it by internal pressure
The gas distended the animal's body
- swell from or as if from internal pressure
The 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
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