Category:Obtend

Ob*tend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obtended; p. pr. & vb. n. Obtending.] Etym: [l.obtendere, obtentum, to stretch or place before or against; Ob (see ob-) + tendere to stretch.]

1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition. [obs.] Dryden.

2. To offer as the reason of anything; to pretend. [obs.] Dryden