distend
11distend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin distendere, from dis + tendere to stretch more at thin Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. extend 2. to enlarge from internal pressure ; …
12distend — distender, n. /di stend /, v.t., v.i. 1. to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic: Habitual overeating had distended his stomach. 2. to spread in all directions; expand; swell: The sea distended about them. [1375 1425; late ME ( <… …
13distend — dis·tend dis tend vt to enlarge or stretch out (as from internal pressure) <distended veins> vi to become expanded * * * dis·tend (dis tendґ) to expand outward owing to pressure from within; cf. dilate …
14distend — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
15distend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stretch, expand, dilate, inflate, swell. See expansion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enlarge, widen, inflate, expand; see increase 1 , stretch 1 , 2 , swell . See Synonym Study at expand …
16distend — dis|tend [dıˈstend] v [I and T] formal to swell or make something swell because of pressure from inside >distended adj ▪ a distended stomach >distension [ ˈtenʃən] n [U] technical …
17distend — see TEND …
18distend — [[t]dɪ̱ste̱nd[/t]] distends, distending, distended V ERG If a part of your body is distended, or if it distends, it becomes swollen and unnaturally large. [MEDICAL or, FORMAL] [be V ed] Through this incision, the abdominal cavity is distended… …
19distend — dis·tend || dɪ stend v. swell, expand, stretch …
20distend — [dɪ stɛnd] verb swell or cause to swell because of pressure from inside. Derivatives distended adjective distensibility noun distensible adjective distension noun Origin ME: from L. distendere, from dis apa …
