DISTEND

(verb) swell from or as if from internal pressure
"The distended bellies of the starving cows"
(verb) cause to expand as it by internal pressure
"The gas distended the animal's body"
One can see distended veins on your forehead if you are under stress -added by wsquare
(verb) become wider
"His pupils were dilated"
synonyms : dilate

Mnemonics for distend

(Tag: ) try to relate it with dis means distance and extend means to expand.
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(Tag: ) This(DIS) Tent(TEND) can expand easily
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(Tag: eng) dis(apart) + tend(stretch) So distend means to stretch apart or expand.
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(Tag: ) Imagine DISTance from an END ->Extend;Wider;swell out
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(Tag: English) TENDancy to DISassociate=DISTEND
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(Tag: ) stend- take it as stem. stem generally expands or swell out ,wen there is a clot of water ..
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(Tag: ) Tendentiousness (tend) towards distant (dis); Therefore reach the distant.
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(Tag: ) close to distance...reserved people stay at a distance (secondary meaning of distant is reserved or aloof)
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