Definition for OB-TEND'

OB-TEND', v.t. [L. obtendo; ob and tendo; literally, to stretch against or before.]

  1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition. Dryden.
  2. To pretend; to offer as the reason of any thing. [Not used.] Dryden. [This word is rarely used.]

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