distend

verbs

become wider
"His pupils were dilated"
dilate, distend
is derived from
distensible
is derived from
distention
is derived from
distension
is derived from
distension
cause to expand as it by internal pressure
"The gas distended the animal's body"
distend
is derived from
distention
verb group
swell from or as if from internal pressure
"The distended bellies of the starving cows"
distend
is a type of (narrower)
make bloated or swollen
"Hunger bloated the child's belly"
bloat
swell from or as if from internal pressure
"The distended bellies of the starving cows"
distend
is derived from
distension
is derived from
distension
is derived from
distention
verb group
cause to expand as it by internal pressure
"The gas distended the animal's body"
distend
is a type of (narrower)
expand abnormally
"The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
intumesce, swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce