- Obtended
- Obtend Ob*tend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtended}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Obtending}.] [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.
[1913 Webster]
2. To offer as the reason of anything; to pretend. [Obs.] --Dryden [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.