protend

verb

pro·​tend prō-ˈtend 

protended; protending; protends

transitive verb

1

archaic : to stretch forth

2

archaic : extend

intransitive verb

archaic : stick out, protrude

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin protendere, from pro- + tendere to stretch — more at thin

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1