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Obtend
Pronunciation : Ob*tend"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L.obtendere, obtentum, to stretch or place before or against; ob (see Ob-) + tendere to stretch.]
Definition : 1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition. [Obs.] Dryden.
2. To offer as the reason of anything; to pretend. [Obs.] Dryden
t. [imp. & p. p. Obtended; p. pr. & vb. n. Obtending.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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