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distender.

to stretch, to distend

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/d͡ʒis.tẽˈde(ʁ)/Brazil[d͡ʒis.tẽˈde(h)]Brazil/d͡ʒis.tẽˈde(ɾ)/São-Paulo/d͡ʒiʃ.tẽˈde(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to stretch, to distend

  2. to pull (a muscle)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin distenderebor. Portuguese distender Borrowed from Latin distendere.

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