PROTEND

protend. Protend, v.t. to hold out, stretch forth, defer

---

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. With his protended lance he makes defence. Dryden.