pretension

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.

   “As a foreign stamp gazette it is nowhere. An article on Stamp Collecting, by J. E. Gray, “reprinted from one of his books,” and a catalogue of stamps constitute its sole attraction. We are surprised to find such sounding pretentions so poorly supported.”

2. (countable, uncountable)Pretentiousness.

verb

1. To apply tension to an object before some other event or process.
2. To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in.