† obtendv.

Forms: 1600s–1700s obtend; Scottish pre-1700 obtend, pre-1700 obtende.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin obtendere.

Etymology: < classical Latin obtendere to spread in front of, to put forward as a reason, excuse, to allege < ob- ob- prefix + tendere tend v.² N.E.D. (1902) defines obtension as ‘the action of obtending’, but the definition is carried over from Johnson (1755), whose entry is the only evidence for the word, and the use cannot be taken as establishing that the verb was extant in the early 20th cent.

literary. Obsolete.

1. transitive. To put forward or proffer as a statement, reason, explanation, etc.; to pretend or allege.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assertion without proof > [verb (transitive)]

ledgea1300

vouch1390

allege?a1400

suppose1411

pretendc1449

to-layc1450

reckonc1480

compare1536

obtend1573

make1593

represent1651

to trump up1697

1573 J. Davidson Breif Commendatioun Vprichtnes xl. 33 The force of men gif ony will obtend, Kinred, or friends to be ane gaird maist strang, All is bot vane.

a1609 A. Hume Poems (1902) 171 Ye obtende also the releif of the Kirk.

1700 J. Dryden tr. Homer 1st Bk. Ilias in Fables 195 Obtending Heav'n, for what e'er Ills befal.

1871 L. Colange Zell's Pop. Encycl. II. 503/3 Obtend, to pretend; to advance as the cause or reason.]

2. transitive. To hold out; to present or proffer in opposition to; to oppose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)]

withgo743

to go again ——OE

withsayc1175

again-goc1275

withsitc1300

thwarta1325

to go against ——a1382

counter1382

repugnc1384

adversea1393

craba1400

gainsaya1400

movec1400

overthwart?a1425

to put (also set) one's face againsta1425

traversea1425

contrairc1425

to take again ——c1425

contraryc1430

to take against ——a1450

opposec1485

again-seta1500

gain?a1500

oppone1500

transverse1532

to come up against1535

heave at1546

to be against1549

encounter1549

to set shoulder against1551

to fly in the face of1553

crossc1555

to cross with1590

countermand1592

forstand1599

opposit1600

thorter1608

obviate1609

disputea1616

obstrigillate1623

contradict1632

avert1635

to set one's hand against1635

top1641

militate1642

to come across ——1653

contrariate1656

to cross upon (or on)1661

shock1667

clash1685

rencounter1689

obtend1697

counteract1708

oppugnate1749

retroact?1761

controvert1782

react1795

to set against ——1859

appose-

the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > project from (something) [verb (transitive)] > cause to project or stretch forth

straightc1400

protend?a1475

shoot1533

raise1568

to set out1573

project1624

protrude1638

to start out1653

penthouse1655

portend1657

to throw out1689

obtend1697

to lay out1748

bumfle1832

out-thrust1855

rank1867

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 501 And for a Man obtend [L. obtendere] an empty Cloud.

1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxii. 88 Draw forth your swords, And to his shafts obtend these ample boards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	obtend
释义	† obtendv. Forms: 1600s–1700s obtend; Scottish pre-1700 obtend, pre-1700 obtende. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin obtendere. Etymology: < classical Latin obtendere to spread in front of, to put forward as a reason, excuse, to allege < ob- ob- prefix + tendere tend v.² N.E.D. (1902) defines obtension as ‘the action of obtending’, but the definition is carried over from Johnson (1755), whose entry is the only evidence for the word, and the use cannot be taken as establishing that the verb was extant in the early 20th cent. literary. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To put forward or proffer as a statement, reason, explanation, etc.; to pretend or allege. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion without proof > [verb (transitive)] ledgea1300 vouch1390 allege?a1400 suppose1411 pretendc1449 to-layc1450 reckonc1480 compare1536 obtend1573 make1593 represent1651 to trump up1697 1573 J. Davidson Breif Commendatioun Vprichtnes xl. 33 The force of men gif ony will obtend, Kinred, or friends to be ane gaird maist strang, All is bot vane. a1609 A. Hume Poems (1902) 171 Ye obtende also the releif of the Kirk. 1700 J. Dryden tr. Homer 1st Bk. Ilias in Fables 195 Obtending Heav'n, for what e'er Ills befal. 1871 L. Colange Zell's Pop. Encycl. II. 503/3 Obtend, to pretend; to advance as the cause or reason.] 2. transitive. To hold out; to present or proffer in opposition to; to oppose. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] withgo743 to go again ——OE withsayc1175 again-goc1275 withsitc1300 thwarta1325 to go against ——a1382 counter1382 repugnc1384 adversea1393 craba1400 gainsaya1400 movec1400 overthwart?a1425 to put (also set) one's face againsta1425 traversea1425 contrairc1425 to take again ——c1425 contraryc1430 to take against ——a1450 opposec1485 again-seta1500 gain?a1500 oppone1500 transverse1532 to come up against1535 heave at1546 to be against1549 encounter1549 to set shoulder against1551 to fly in the face of1553 crossc1555 to cross with1590 countermand1592 forstand1599 opposit1600 thorter1608 obviate1609 disputea1616 obstrigillate1623 contradict1632 avert1635 to set one's hand against1635 top1641 militate1642 to come across ——1653 contrariate1656 to cross upon (or on)1661 shock1667 clash1685 rencounter1689 obtend1697 counteract1708 oppugnate1749 retroact?1761 controvert1782 react1795 to set against ——1859 appose- the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > project from (something) [verb (transitive)] > cause to project or stretch forth straightc1400 protend?a1475 shoot1533 raise1568 to set out1573 project1624 protrude1638 to start out1653 penthouse1655 portend1657 to throw out1689 obtend1697 to lay out1748 bumfle1832 out-thrust1855 rank1867 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 501 And for a Man obtend [L. obtendere] an empty Cloud. 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey V. xxii. 88 Draw forth your swords, And to his shafts obtend these ample boards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1573
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