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distender
distender
English
Noun
distender (plural distenders)
- One who, or that which, distends.
- 2005, Robert Barr, In the Midst of Alarms (page 28)
- Crinoline was fashionable, even in the country, in those days, and ribs of cane were used before the metallic distenders of dresses came in.
- 2005, Robert Barr, In the Midst of Alarms (page 28)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin distendere, present active infinitive of distendō.
Verb
distender (first-person singular present distiendo, first-person singular preterite distendí, past participle distendido)
Conjugation
- Rule: e becomes ie in stressed syllables.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-er_(conjugation_e-ie)'>Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation e-ie)</a>