praetendo

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Latin

Etymology

From prae- (before, in front of) +‎ tendō (stretch, strive for).

Pronunciation

Verb

praetendō (present infinitive praetendere, perfect active praetetendī, supine praetentum or praetēnsum); third conjugation

  1. to stretch forth or forward; to extend
  2. to spread before, hold out, place in front of
  3. to put forward as an excuse, allege, pretend
    Synonyms: fingō, simulō, mentior, affectō, ēmentior, dissimulō

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References

  • praetendo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praetendo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praetendo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to make something an excuse, pretext: praetendere, praetexere aliquid