Obtend Definition

verb

(obsolete) To oppose; to hold out in opposition.

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(obsolete) To offer as the reason for something; to pretend.

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"'T was giv'n to you, your darling son to shroud,To draw the dastard from the fighting crowd,And, for a man, obtend an empty cloud."
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Origin of Obtend

  • Latin obtendere, obtentum, to stretch or place before or against; ob (see ob-) + tendere to stretch.

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