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distend

Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɛnd/

The English word “distend” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell
  2. To extend; to stretch out; to spread out.
  3. To cause to swell.
  4. To cause gravidity.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distendō.

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