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distend
dis·tend
[
di sténd
]
(
past and past participle
dis·tend·ed
,
present participle
dis·tend·ing
,
3rd person present singular
dis·tends
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
swell up:
to expand, swell, or inflate as if by pressure from within, or cause something to do this
[
14th century. < Latin
distendere
"stretch apart" <
tendere
"stretch"
]
dis·ten·der
noun
dis·ten·si·bil·i·ty
[
di stènssə bíllətee
]
noun
dis·ten·si·ble
[
di sténssəb'l
]
adjective
dis·ten·sion
[
di sténsh'n
]
noun
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dis·ten·der noundis·ten·si·bil·i·ty [ di stènssə bíllətee ] noundis·ten·si·ble [ di sténssəb'l ] adjectivedis·ten·sion [ di sténsh'n ] noun
