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subtend

[suhb-tend, suhb-] / səbˈtɛnd, sʌb- /
VERB
bridge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
span traverse unite
STRONG
attach bind branch couple cross join link reach
WEAK
arch over cross over go over
Antonyms
STRONG
disconnect disjoin divide leave separate unfasten
WEAK
detach disunite unlink

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Subtend, sub-tend′, v.t. to extend under or be opposite to.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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