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English to English verb
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become wider |  | Example: His pupils were dilated
source: wordnet30
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cause to expand as it by internal pressure | | Example: The gas distended the animal's body
source: wordnet30
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swell from or as if from internal pressure | | Example: The distended bellies of the starving cows
source: wordnet30
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To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch. | | source: webster1913
| 5 |
To become expanded or inflated; to swell. | | source: webster1913
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