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7 Letter Words for Distend
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Definitions for Distend
[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.
[3] to expand or be expanded by or as if by pressure from within; swell; inflate
[4] (tr) to stretch out or extend
[5] (tr) to magnify in importance; exaggerate
Words related to Distend
widen, augment, dilate, stretch, balloon, bloat, enlarge, distort, lengthen, increase, puff, inflate, expand, amplify
Words nearby Distend
distasteful, distelfink, distemper, distemperature, distemperoid, distend, distended, distensible, distensile, distent, distention
Origin of Distend
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French destendre ) < Latin distendere, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + tendere to stretch
Other words from Distend
dis·tend·er , noun
o·ver·dis·tend , verb
un·dis·tend , verb (used with object)
Word origin for Distend
C14: from Latin distendere, from dis- 1 + tendere to stretch
Synonyms for Distend
amplify, augment, balloon, bloat, dilate, distort, enlarge, expand, increase, inflate, lengthen, puff, stretch, widen