protend verb.
[prǝʊ'tɛnd] Now
rare.
LME.[Latin protendere stretch forth, extend, formed as PRO-1 + tendere stretch.]I. 1. verb trans. Stretch or hold out.
LME.b. verb intrans. Stretch forward; stick out, protrude.
E18.2. verb trans. Extend (something) in length or in one dimension of space; in
pass., reach
from one point
to another.
LME.b. Extend in magnitude or amount.
M17.3. verb trans. Extend in duration; protract, prolong.
LME. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲