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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, πρήζομαιFrom 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 laajetaFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Distend /dɪstˈɛnd/ إنفخFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
distend //dɪˈstɛnd//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. раздувам to cause to swell 2. разтеглям, разширявам to extend or expand
distend /dɪstˈɛnd/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]zvětšit
distend /dɪstˈɛnd/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]rozšířit
distend /dɪstˈɛnd/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]sich aufblähen "The abdomen distended." - Der Bauch blähte sich auf. see: distending, distended
distend /dɪstˈɛnd/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]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
distend /dɪstˈɛnd/ napuhavati, raspirivati, rastegnutiFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
distend //dɪˈstɛnd//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]1. utöka to cause to swell 2. svälla to extend or expand
distend /dɪstˈɛnd/ 1. şişirmek, yaymak, germek 2. şişmek, yayılmak, gerilmek. distention şişme, gerilme, germe, yayılma, yayma.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/dɪˈstɛnd/
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, widenFrom 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