Distend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become wider

cause to expand as it by internal pressure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɜːl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈɛnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈɛnd/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɜːl/.

Examples

His pupils were dilated
The gas distended the animal's body
The distended bellies of the starving cows

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dilate

Parts of Speech

verb	become wider “His pupils were dilated”
verb	cause to expand as it by internal pressure “The gas distended the animal's body”
verb	swell from or as if from internal pressure “The distended bellies of the starving cows”

Word Forms

dilator	noun	a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
dilation	noun	the act of expanding an aperture
dilatation	noun	the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
distensible	adjective	capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand
distention	noun	the act of expanding by pressure from within
distension	noun	the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausdehnen

breiter werden

🇫🇷French

distendre

devenir plus large

🇪🇸Spanish

distender

hacerse más ancho

🇮🇹Italian

distendersi

diventare più ampio

🇳🇱Dutch

uitzetten

breder worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

distender

tornar-se mais amplo

🇷🇺Russian

раздувать

стать шире

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तान देना

व्यापक हो जाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রসারিত করা

প্রশস্ত হয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

விலகு

பரந்த ஆக

🇮🇳Telugu

విడదీయండి

విశాలంగా మారతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

पसरवणे

रुंद होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફેલાવો

વ્યાપક બની

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೂರಮಾಡು

ವಿಶಾಲವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അകറ്റുക

വിശാലമാവുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੰਡਣਾ

ਵਿਆਪਕ ਬਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھیلانا

وسیع تر ہو جاؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扩张

变得更宽

🇯🇵Japanese

膨張する

広くなる

🇰🇷Korean

넓히다

넓어지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

căng ra

trở nên rộng hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ขยาย

กว้างขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggelembung

menjadi lebih luas

🇲🇾Malay

mengembang

menjadi lebih luas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتفاخ

تصبح أوسع

🇮🇷Persian

متسع شدن

گسترده تر شود

🇹🇷Turkish

genişlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְנַפֵּחַ

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The primary meaning of 'distend' is 'become wider'.

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