distendv.

/dɪˈstɛnd/

Etymology: < Latin distendĕre to stretch asunder or out, swell out, extend, < dis- prefix 1a + tendĕre to stretch. Compare French distendre (Paré, 16th cent.) in sense 3.

†1.

a. transitive. To stretch asunder, stretch out, extend; to spread out at full length or breadth. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)]

distendc1400

outstretcha1567

extend1569

develop1779

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 134 Mastik & þe white of an ey medlid togidere..distende it vpon a clooþ & leie it on þe place.

1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) iii. lxxx. 83 As this sweet Prince distended lay.

1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 101 God comming from Heauen..to take humane flesh, to distend his imperiall robe vpon man.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 11 Those..which keeping precisely the same heighth, shall yet be distended, one 4th part longer.

1834 T. Wentworth West India Sketch Bk. I. 43 Like..the alternate movement of the distended legs of a pair of compasses.

figurative.1650 J. Howell tr. A. Giraffi Exact Hist. Late Revol. Naples 82 The Archbishop was very busie in distending the Capitulations of the peeple for an accord.1665 G. Havers tr. P. della Valle Trav. E. India 126 The King's discourse..was distended to divers things.

†b. To stretch or extend beyond measure; to strain; to draw out of joint, to rack. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > torture > [verb (transitive)] > on the rack

spread?c1225

fordrawc1380

enginec1405

rack?a1439

stentc1480

streekc1480

draw1481

brake1530

excarnificate1570

excruciate1570

stretch1585

to break on the torture1598

distend1599

tenter1615

tousea1616

tympanize1647

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 341/2 When anye mans Arme, or Legge is distended or else writhede. [Rendered ‘out of ioynte’ in the ‘Exposition of wordes’ on the flyleaf].

1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Cock & Fox in Fables 234 Stiff in denial, as the Law appoints On Engins they distend their tortur'd Joints.

†2. intransitive. To stretch out, extend; to spread out or abroad. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > extend in space [verb (intransitive)]

bredeOE

comeOE

ylasta1175

drawc1180

areachc1225

lastc1275

tillc1290

durea1300

reachc1330

spreada1400

halec1400

reignc1400

splatec1440

extend1481

endure1523

span1535

discoursea1547

wina1578

distend1581

intend1594

sweep1789

outlie1876

1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline ii. 135 Seauen rankes of Pikes..which did distend in length from the voward to the rereward.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 330 Leaves long and small, distending into many branches.

3. transitive. spec. To stretch out any hollow thing, so as to enlarge its surface and capacity; to swell out or enlarge by pressure from within, as a bladder or an orifice with elastic sides; to expand, dilate by stretching.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > distend

to-halea1387

distent1578

distend1650

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 246 Giving her Children too much meat, that distended their stomacks.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 53 The Warmth distends the Chinks.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals ix, in tr. Virgil Wks. 42 May thy Cows their burden'd Bags distend.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 21 When persons are immediately killed by lightning, their lungs are found distended.

1833 H. Ellis Elgin Marbles I. ix. 164 The veins of their faces and legs seem distended.

figurative and in extended use.1745 E. Young Consolation 95 How such Ideas of the Almighty's power..Distend the Thought Of feeble Mortals?1824 T. F. Dibdin Libr. Compan. 558 To distend it into three bulky tomes.

4. intransitive. To increase in bulk by internal stretching or swelling; to swell out, expand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (intransitive)] > distend

distend1667

bluffa1722

extend1753

to fill out1851

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 572 Now his heart Distends with pride.

1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 135 The bladder will distend.

1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies 247 I could see his veins swell and his nostrils distend with indignation.

1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. iii. iv. §14. 711 When wood distends on imbibition or contracts on dessication.

Derivatives

diˈstending n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > [adjective]

stent1513

stretchinga1547

distent1590

stretched?1605

distending1633

stretchen1642

extending1812

outreaching1853

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > distension

extensionc1400

distension1607

distending1633

ballooning1848

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending

distending1823

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island ii. xxiv. 22 Two parted walls..with wide distending space.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island v. li. 59 Stuffe..Fit for distending, or compression.

1823 D. Ellis Life J. Gordon 77 The distending force of the water.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	distend
释义	distendv. /dɪˈstɛnd/ Etymology: < Latin distendĕre to stretch asunder or out, swell out, extend, < dis- prefix 1a + tendĕre to stretch. Compare French distendre (Paré, 16th cent.) in sense 3. †1. a. transitive. To stretch asunder, stretch out, extend; to spread out at full length or breadth. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] distendc1400 outstretcha1567 extend1569 develop1779 c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 134 Mastik & þe white of an ey medlid togidere..distende it vpon a clooþ & leie it on þe place. 1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) iii. lxxx. 83 As this sweet Prince distended lay. 1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 101 God comming from Heauen..to take humane flesh, to distend his imperiall robe vpon man. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 11 Those..which keeping precisely the same heighth, shall yet be distended, one 4th part longer. 1834 T. Wentworth West India Sketch Bk. I. 43 Like..the alternate movement of the distended legs of a pair of compasses. figurative.1650 J. Howell tr. A. Giraffi Exact Hist. Late Revol. Naples 82 The Archbishop was very busie in distending the Capitulations of the peeple for an accord.1665 G. Havers tr. P. della Valle Trav. E. India 126 The King's discourse..was distended to divers things. †b. To stretch or extend beyond measure; to strain; to draw out of joint, to rack. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > torture > [verb (transitive)] > on the rack spread?c1225 fordrawc1380 enginec1405 rack?a1439 stentc1480 streekc1480 draw1481 brake1530 excarnificate1570 excruciate1570 stretch1585 to break on the torture1598 distend1599 tenter1615 tousea1616 tympanize1647 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 341/2 When anye mans Arme, or Legge is distended or else writhede. [Rendered ‘out of ioynte’ in the ‘Exposition of wordes’ on the flyleaf]. 1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Cock & Fox in Fables 234 Stiff in denial, as the Law appoints On Engins they distend their tortur'd Joints. †2. intransitive. To stretch out, extend; to spread out or abroad. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > extend in space [verb (intransitive)] bredeOE comeOE ylasta1175 drawc1180 areachc1225 lastc1275 tillc1290 durea1300 reachc1330 spreada1400 halec1400 reignc1400 splatec1440 extend1481 endure1523 span1535 discoursea1547 wina1578 distend1581 intend1594 sweep1789 outlie1876 1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline ii. 135 Seauen rankes of Pikes..which did distend in length from the voward to the rereward. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 330 Leaves long and small, distending into many branches. 3. transitive. spec. To stretch out any hollow thing, so as to enlarge its surface and capacity; to swell out or enlarge by pressure from within, as a bladder or an orifice with elastic sides; to expand, dilate by stretching. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] > distend to-halea1387 distent1578 distend1650 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 246 Giving her Children too much meat, that distended their stomacks. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics i, in tr. Virgil Wks. 53 The Warmth distends the Chinks. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals ix, in tr. Virgil Wks. 42 May thy Cows their burden'd Bags distend. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 21 When persons are immediately killed by lightning, their lungs are found distended. 1833 H. Ellis Elgin Marbles I. ix. 164 The veins of their faces and legs seem distended. figurative and in extended use.1745 E. Young Consolation 95 How such Ideas of the Almighty's power..Distend the Thought Of feeble Mortals?1824 T. F. Dibdin Libr. Compan. 558 To distend it into three bulky tomes. 4. intransitive. To increase in bulk by internal stretching or swelling; to swell out, expand. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (intransitive)] > distend distend1667 bluffa1722 extend1753 to fill out1851 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 572 Now his heart Distends with pride. View more context for this quotation 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 135 The bladder will distend. 1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies 247 I could see his veins swell and his nostrils distend with indignation. 1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. iii. iv. §14. 711 When wood distends on imbibition or contracts on dessication. Derivatives diˈstending n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] stent1513 stretchinga1547 distent1590 stretched?1605 distending1633 stretchen1642 extending1812 outreaching1853 the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > distension extensionc1400 distension1607 distending1633 ballooning1848 the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending distending1823 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island ii. xxiv. 22 Two parted walls..with wide distending space. 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island v. li. 59 Stuffe..Fit for distending, or compression. 1823 D. Ellis Life J. Gordon 77 The distending force of the water. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.c1400
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