Ob-tēnd’, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. OBTENDED; p. pr. & vb. n. OBTENDING.] [Lat. obtendere, to stretch or place before or against; from prefix ob and tendere, to stretch.] [Obs.]
Sense 1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition. Dryden.
Sense 2. To offer as the reason of any thing; to pretend. Dryden.