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† obˈtend, v. Obs.
[ad. L. obtend-ĕre to spread in front of, f. ob- (ob- 1 a) + tendĕre to stretch.]
1. trans. To put forward as a statement, reason, etc.; to pretend, allege, maintain.
1573Satir. Poems Reform. xl. 33 The force of men gif ony will obtend, Kinred, or friends to be ane gaird maist strang, All is bot vane. 1609Hume Admonit. in Wodrow Soc. Misc. 574 Ye obtende also the releif of the Kirk. 1700Dryden Iliad i. 161 Obtending heav'n for whate'er ills befal.
2. To hold out; to present in opposition; to oppose.
1697Dryden æneid x. 126 And for a Man obtend an empty Cloud. 1725Pope Odyss. xxii. 88 Draw forth your swords, And to his shafts obtend these ample boards. |