Found 1 items, similar to Obtend.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Obtend 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]