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CIDE DICTIONARY

obtend

CIDE DICTIONARY

obtendv. t. [L. obtendere, obtentum, to stretch or place before or against; ob (see Ob-) + tendere to stretch.].
  •  To oppose; to hold out in opposition.  Dryden.  [1913 Webster]
  •  To offer as the reason of anything; to pretend.  Dryden  [1913 Webster]

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