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      distend
      verb
      swell from or as if from internal pressure
      cause to expand as it by internal pressure
      become wider
      Roots
      disdis- · Latin · apart, outwardtendo-tend · Latin · stretch
      Synonyms for distend
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      Where does distend come from?

      The word distend breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, outward”); and -tend, from Latin tendo (“stretch”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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