distend
dis·tend
verb \di-ˈstend\Definition of DISTEND
transitive verb
1
: extend
2
: to enlarge from internal pressure : swell
intransitive verb
: to become expanded
See Examples of DISTEND
- an abdomen distended by disease
Origin of DISTEND
Middle English, from Latin distendere, from dis- + tendere to stretch — more at thin
First Known Use: 15th century
Rhymes with DISTEND
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