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单词 undistend
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undistendv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix2, distend v.
Etymology: < un- prefix2 + distend v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: undiˈstend.
(un- prefix2 1a.)
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the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > contract or shrink
inknitc1374
drawc1390
shrinka1398
strain1398
to shorten up1530
contrahe1540
to gather up1553
to draw in1572
contract1604
constringe1652
purse1668
constrain1697
undistend1868
collapse1908
1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. I. ii. 153 Had Guido..Cloven each head..In one clean cut..—Bidding, who pitied, undistend the skulls.
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