protend
American
[proh-tend]
/ proʊˈtɛnd /
verb (used with object)
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to stretch forth.
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to extend in duration.
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of protend
1400–50; late Middle English protenden < Latin protendere to stretch out, extend, equivalent to pro- pro- 1 + tendere to stretch; see tend 1
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