distended

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb become wider
  2. verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure
  3. verb swell from or as if from internal pressure

Etymology

Past participle of distend.

Synonyms

dilate, distend

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