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English verb: distend | |||
| 1. | distend (change) become wider | ||
| Samples | His pupils were dilated. | ||
| Synonyms | dilate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | widen | ||
| 2. | distend (change) cause to expand as it by internal pressure | ||
| Samples | The gas distended the animal's body. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bloat | ||
| Verb group | distend | ||
| 3. | distend (change) swell from or as if from internal pressure | ||
| Samples | The distended bellies of the starving cows. | ||
| Examples | Did his feet distend? | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intumesce, swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce | ||
| Verb group | distend | ||
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