PROTEND

Etymology

Verb

protend (third-person singular simple present protends, present participle protending, simple past and past participle protended)

(obsolete, transitive) To hold out; to stretch forth.

Anagrams

• dropnet, portend

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*tend" v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protended; p. pr. & vb. n. Protending.] Etym: [L. protendere, protensum; pro before, forth + tendere to stretch.]

Definition: To hold out; to stretch forth. [Obs.] With his protended lance he makes defence. Dryden .

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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