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distending

verb

Meaning

  1. To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell
  2. To extend; to stretch out; to spread out.
  3. To cause to swell.
  4. To cause gravidity.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

swell(English)swell up(English)dilate(English)distension(English)distention(English)distorting(English)deflating(English)inflating(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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