Hyphenation of distend

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word distend? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

dis-tend

Definitions of distend:

1.
Become wider
His pupils were dilated
2.
Cause to expand as it by internal pressure
The gas distended the animal's body
3.
Swell from or as if from internal pressure
The distended bellies of the starving cows

Synonyms of distend:

verb dilate, widen
verb bloat
verb swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce

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