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distend definition

dis·tend (di stend′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to stretch out
  2. to expand; make or become swollen

Etymology: ME distenden < L distendere < dis-, apart + tendere, to stretch: see tend

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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