distend

/dɪstˈɛnd/

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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"

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