distend

Verb
  1. Become wider (synset 200306318)
    "His pupils were dilated"
    is a type of: widen - become broader or wider or more extensive
    same as: dilate
  2. Cause to expand as it by internal pressure (synset 200257973)
    "The gas distended the animal's body"
    is a type of: bloat - make bloated or swollen
    verb group: distend - swell from or as if from internal pressure
  3. Swell from or as if from internal pressure (synset 200257748)
    "The distended bellies of the starving cows"
    is a type of: intumesce, swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce - expand abnormally
    verb group: distend - cause to expand as it by internal pressure

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