Distend (Verb)
Meaning 1
Become wider; "His pupils were dilated".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..