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distend
verb
Swell from or as if from internal pressure
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dɪˈstɛnd
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verb
Swell from or as if from internal pressure
“The distended bellies of the starving cows”
verb
Cause to expand as if by internal pressure
“The gas distended the animal's body”
verb
Become wider
“His pupils were dilated”
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The distended bellies of the starving cows
The gas distended the animal's body
His pupils were dilated
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