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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dis·tend ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin distendere, from dis- + tendere to stretch — more at thin DATE 15th century transitive verb 1. extend 2. to enlarge from internal pressure : swell intransitive verb : to become expanded Synonyms: see expand English Etymology distend c.1400, from L. distendere "to swell or stretch out, extend," from dis- "apart" + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Distended. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 distend dis·tend / di5stend / verb (formal or medical 医)to swell or make sth swell because of pressure from inside (使)膨胀,肿胀: ▪ [VN] starving children with huge distended bellies 鼓着浮肿肚子的捱饿儿童 ▪ [also V] • dis·ten·sion / di5stenFn / noun [U] : distension of the stomach 胃胀 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: EXPAND 3, amplify, dilate, inflate, swell Related Words: augment, enlarge, increase; extend, lengthen Antonyms: constrict Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dis·tend \də̇ˈstend\ verb Etymology: Middle English distenden, from Latin distendere, from dis- apart + tendere to stretch — more at dis- , thin transitive verb 1. archaic : to extend in one direction : lengthen out : spread apart 2. a. : to stretch out or extend in more than one direction < the main outlines of the land yet lay clearly distended before them — Norman Douglas > b. : to enlarge from internal pressure : swell , dilate , bloat < the bat's body was so distended that it appeared spherical — R.L.Ditmars & A.M.Greenhall > < a distended bladder > < distended nostrils > c. : to make larger or increase beyond a due, expected, or reasonable proportion < the distended profits of the enemy trade — F.L.Paxson > < a much-distended land power — W.G.East > < this simple drama as it has been distended into a spectacle to catch the eye of Broadway — John Mason Brown > : unduly increase or magnify the importance of < print headlines that attract the reader, even if the facts of the story have to be distended — Jean Hills > intransitive verb : to become larger, expanded, or inflated : swell , enlarge < her eyes seemed to distend with surprise > Synonyms: see expand |
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