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distentus1 <a, um>

P. Adj. m. Komp zu distendo

distentus
gespannt, zum Platzen voll [ uber strotzend; cenā ]

dis-tendō <tendere, tendī, tentum [o. tēnsum] >

1.

ausspannen, -dehnen, -strecken [ hominem; aciem ]

2.

3. MILIT

(die feindl. Truppen) auseinander halten, an mehreren Punkten zugleich binden [ copias hostium ]

4. poet

voll füllen [ horrea ]

5. Suet.

ausgedehnt foltern [ alqm tormento ]

distentus2 <a, um>

P. Adj. zu distineo

distentus
vielseitig beschäftigt, in Atem gehalten [ libro scribendo; circa summa scelera ]

dis-tineō <tinēre, tinuī, tentum> (teneo)

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