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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr & vb n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere distentum distensum dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf F. distendre to distend, d['e]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf {Detent}.] 1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out to stretch. [R.] But say what mean those colored streaks in heaven Distended as the brow of God appeased? --Milton. 2. To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to enlarge, as by elasticity of parts to inflate so as to produce tension; to cause to swell; as to distend a bladder, the stomach, etc The warmth distends the chinks. --Dryden. Syn: To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.
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