distend

(dĭ-stĕnd')

v., -tend·ed, -tend·ing, -tends.

v.intr.
To swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure.

v.tr.

1. To cause to expand by or as if by internal pressure; dilate.
2. To extend.

[Middle English distenden, from Latin distendere : dis-, dis- + tendere, to stretch.]

v

Definition: bulge, swell
Antonyms: cave in, contract, deflate, fall, shrink

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IN BRIEF: To stretch out.

He chose to distend his sweater so as to be able to carry home all the apples.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - udspiles, svulme op
v. tr. - udspile, få til at svulme op

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwellen, doen (op)zwellen

Français (French)
v. intr. - distendre
v. tr. - se distendre, se ballonner

Deutsch (German)
v. - anschwellen, schwellen, sich blähen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πρήζω/-ομαι, διογκώνω/-ομαι, εξογκώνω/-ομαι, φουσκώνω

Italiano (Italian)
gonfiarsi, dilatarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - distender(-se), inflar(-se)

Русский (Russian)
надуваться, растягиваться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - distenderse, hincharse
v. tr. - distenderse, hincharse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utvidga, svälla ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
膨胀, 扩张, 使膨胀, 使扩张

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 膨脹, 擴張
v. tr. - 使膨脹, 使擴張

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 넓어지다
v. tr. - 넓히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 広げる, 膨脹させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينتفخ أو ينفخ بسبب ضغط من الداخل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התנפח‬
v. tr. - ‮ניפח‬

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