Synonyms for distend
dɪˈstɛnddis·tend

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1. dilate, distendverb

   become wider

   "His pupils were dilated"

   Synonyms:
   elaborate, expatiate, dilate, flesh out, expound, expand, lucubrate, enlarge, exposit

2. distendverb

   cause to expand as it by internal pressure

   "The gas distended the animal's body"

   Synonyms:
   dilate

3. distendverb

   swell from or as if from internal pressure

   "The distended bellies of the starving cows"

   Synonyms:
   dilate

Matched Categories

1. • Bloat
   • Swell
   • Widen

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1. distendverb

   Synonyms:
   expand, dilate, bloat, enlarge, swell, stretch, swell out

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1. Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio:

   De temps en temps il s'arrête de mâcher son chewing-gum, il entrouve ses lèvres et il souffle une bulle. La bulle verte se gonfle, se distend, puis elle explose avec un bruit sec. On appelle ça un bubble-gum.