distend in French
distend in French is distendre — distend means to swell or expand, usually because of pressure from inside.
distend in French
distendre
(intransitive) To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell
What does "distend" mean?
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verb To swell or expand, usually because of pressure from inside.
"I begin to hate the theater, the feeling wickedly distended by histrionics, all the old gestures, clutchings, tears, and applications."
- verb To stretch or spread something out.
- verb To make something swell up.
- verb (archaic) To make pregnant.
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- I begin to hate the theater, the feeling wickedly distended by histrionics, all the old gestures, clutchings, tears, and applications.
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What is "distend" in French?
"distend" in French is distendre. distend means: To swell or expand, usually because of pressure from inside.
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