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View synonyms for protend

protend

[ proh-tend ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to stretch forth.
  2. to extend in duration.


verb (used without object)

  1. to stretch forward.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of protend1

1400–50; late Middle English protenden < Latin protendere to stretch out, extend, equivalent to pro- pro- 1 + tendere to stretch; tend 1

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