'Protend' definitions:

Definition of 'Protend'

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  • Protend \Pro*tend"\, v. 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • With his protended lance he makes defence. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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