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Protend

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To hold out; to stretch forth.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To hold out; to stretch forth.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To hold out; stretch forth; extend forward: used especially of a spear.

Word Usage

"Dai Havard MP: Well I think, you know, Gordon Brown is in a situation where he's almost trying to protend that he's listened to people who have influenced the situation but our actions didn't influence the situation."

Form

protended protending