💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Protend"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hold outverb | (idiomatic, often with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.) |
| hold forthverb | (intransitive) To talk at great length. |
| pretendverb | (intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| outholdverb | To hold better than someone or something else. |
| protractverb | To draw out; to extend, especially in duration. |
| put forthverb | (transitive) To advance, offer, propose (often verbally). |
| intendverb | (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon |
| reachnoun | The act of stretching or extending; extension. |
| tendverb | (with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.) |
| tenternoun | A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried. |
| proffrenoun | Obsolete form of proffer. [An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender.] |
| produceverb | (transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate. |
| portendverb | (transitive) To serve as a warning or omen of. |
| drawverb | Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. |
| offernoun | A proposal that has been made. |
| stretch outverb | (transitive, intransitive) To stretch (something or oneself) (To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles). |
| pretexnoun | Obsolete spelling of pretext. [To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.] |
| threatenverb | To make a threat against someone; to use threats. |
| propendnoun | To be inclined; to have a propensity to. |
| prolongverb | (transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of. |
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