1
[ verb ] become wider

Synonyms

dilate

Examples

"His pupils were dilated"

2
[ verb ] swell from or as if from internal pressure

Examples

"The distended bellies of the starving cows"

Related terms

swell dilatation

3
[ verb ] cause to expand as it by internal pressure

Examples

"The gas distended the animal's body"

Related terms

bloat

4
[ verb ] expand abnormally

Examples

"The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

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