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Webster 1913 Edition

Protend

Pro-tend′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Protended
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Protending
.]
[L.
protendere
,
protensum
;
pro
before, forth +
tendere
to stretch.]
To hold out; to stretch forth.
[Obs.]
With his
protended
lance he makes defence.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition

Protend

PROTEND'

,
Verb.
T.
[L.protendo; pro and tendo, to stretch.]
To hold out; to stretch forth.
With his protended lance he makes defense.

Definition 2024

protend

protend

English

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To hold out; to stretch forth.
    With his protended lance he makes defence. — Dryden.

Etymology

Latin protendere, protensum; pro before, forth + tendere to stretch.

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