distend Copy link Outline 1. tendo, tĕtendi, tensum and tum, 32. inflo, 1 (by blowing)3. distendo, di, etc., 3 (poet.)4. (to be or become d.'d), intŭmesco, tŭmui, 2 • distend: 1. tendo, tĕtendi, tensum and tum, 3: to d. sails, vela t., Virg.: the sinews become d.'d (swollen), tenduntur nervi, Col. 2. inflo, 1 (by blowing): v. to inflate. 3. distendo, di, etc., 3 (poet.): d.'d udders, distenta ubera, Virg. 4. (to be or become d.'d), intŭmesco, tŭmui, 2: v. to swell.