distend C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /dɪˈstɛnd/ UK /dɪˈstɛnd/ See IPA manual Freq #205129 Meanings 1 verb swell from or as if from internal pressure The distended bellies of the starving cows. 2 verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure The gas distended the animal's body. 3 verb To extend; to stretch out; to spread out. These impure and frail matters are conteined within the angust concave of the Lunar Orb, above which with uninterrupted Series the things Celestial distend themselves. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms distendabledistenderdistensibledistensive Etymology Borrowed from Latin distendō. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # distend **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɪˈstɛnd/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈstɛnd/ **Frequency rank:** 205129 ## Meanings 1. swell from or as if from internal pressure 2. cause to expand as it by internal pressure 3. To extend; to stretch out; to spread out. ## Examples - The distended bellies of the starving cows. - The gas distended the animal's body. - These impure and frail matters are conteined within the angust concave of the Lunar Orb, above which with uninterrupted Series the things Celestial distend themselves. ## Derived Forms - distendable - distender - distensible - distensive ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin distendō. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown