v. t. | 1. | To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch. |
2. | To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to produce tension; to cause to swell; | |
v. i. | 1. | To become expanded or inflated; to swell. |
Verb | 1. | distend - become wider; "His pupils were dilated" Synonyms: dilate |
2. | distend - cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body" | |
3. | distend - swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows" |