verb
Meaning 1
To oppose; to hold out in opposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
obtend
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/ɒbˈtɛnd/
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/əbˈtɛnd/
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rhymes with -ɛnd
verb
Meaning 2
To offer as the reason for something; to pretend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin obtendere, obtentum (“to stretch or place before or against”), from ob (see ob-) + tendere (“to stretch”).