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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distended; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Distending.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum;
     dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to
     distend, d['e]tendre to unbend. See Tend, and cf.
     Detent.]
     1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to
        stretch. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven
              Distended as the brow of God appeased? --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to
        enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to
        produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a
        bladder, the stomach, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The warmth distends the chinks.       --Dryden.
  
     Syn: To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. i.
     To become expanded or inflated; to swell. ``His heart
     distends with pride.'' --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. i.
     To become expanded or inflated; to swell. ``His heart
     distends with pride.'' --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distended; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Distending.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum;
     dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to
     distend, d['e]tendre to unbend. See Tend, and cf.
     Detent.]
     1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to
        stretch. [R.]
  
              But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven
              Distended as the brow of God appeased? --Milton.
  
     2. To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to
        enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to
        produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a
        bladder, the stomach, etc.
  
              The warmth distends the chinks.       --Dryden.
  
     Syn: To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  distend
       v 1: become wider; "His pupils were dilated" [syn: 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"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  distend
     Αγγλικά vb.
     διογκώνομαι ή διαστέλλομαι, λόγω εσωτερικής πίεσης, πρήζομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  distend
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To extend or expand, as from internal
  pressure; to swell
     2 (lb en transitive reflexive archaic) To extend; to stretch out; to
  spread out.
     3 (lb en transitive) To cause to swell.
     4 (lb en biology) To cause gravidity.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  distend
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To extend or expand, as from internal
  pressure; to swell
     2 (lb en transitive reflexive archaic) To extend; to stretch out; to
  spread out.
     3 (lb en transitive) To cause to swell.
     4 (lb en biology) To cause gravidity.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  distend
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To extend or expand, as from internal
  pressure; to swell
     2 (lb en transitive reflexive archaic) To extend; to stretch out; to
  spread out.
     3 (lb en transitive) To cause to swell.
     4 (lb en biology) To cause gravidity.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  distend
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To extend or expand, as from internal
  pressure; to swell
     2 (lb en transitive reflexive archaic) To extend; to stretch out; to
  spread out.
     3 (lb en transitive) To cause to swell.
     4 (lb en biology) To cause gravidity.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  distend
     Englanti vb.
     1 laajentaa
     2 pullistaa
     3 pullistua
     4 laajeta

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Distend /dɪstˈɛnd/
  إنفخ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  distend //dɪˈstɛnd// 
  1. раздувам
  to cause to swell
  2. разтеглям, разширявам
  to extend or expand

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  distend /dɪstˈɛnd/ 
  zvětšit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  distend /dɪstˈɛnd/ 
  rozšířit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  distend /dɪstˈɛnd/ 
  sich aufblähen 
        "The abdomen distended."  - Der Bauch blähte sich auf.
   see: distending, distended
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  distend /dɪstˈɛnd/ 
  sich (in alle Richtungen) ausbreiten, ausgebreitet liegen  [geogr.]
           Note: Landschaftselement
        "The sea distended about us."  - Das Meer breitete sich um uns herum aus.
        "The valley lay distended before them."  - Das Tal lag ausgebreitet vor ihnen.
     Synonym: lie distended
  
   see: distending, laying distended, distended, lain distended
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  distend /dɪstˈɛnd/
  napuhavati, raspirivati, rastegnuti

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  distend //dɪˈstɛnd// 
  1. utöka
  to cause to swell
  2. svälla
  to extend or expand

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  distend /dɪstˈɛnd/
  1. şişirmek, yaymak, germek
  2. şişmek, yayılmak, gerilmek. distention şişme, gerilme, germe, yayılma, yayma.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dɪˈstɛnd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "distend":
     add to, aggrandize, amplify, augment, bag, balloon, belly,
     belly out, bilge, billow, bloat, blow up, bouge, broaden, bug,
     build, build up, bulge, bulk, bulk out, crescendo, develop, dilate,
     enlarge, expand, extend, fill out, goggle, greaten, hike, hike up,
     huff, increase, inflate, lengthen, magnify, pooch, pop, pouch,
     pout, puff, puff up, pump, pump up, raise, rarefy, round out,
     snowball, stretch, sufflate, swell, swell out, tumefy, up, widen
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 扩大,扩张,吹大;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt.
     vi. (使)扩大,(使)扩张

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