Ob‐tend″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Obtended; p. pr. & vb. n.Obtending.] [L. obtendere, obtentum, to stretch or place before or against; ob (see Ob-) + tendere to stretch.] 1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition. Dryden.
2. To offer as the reason of anything; to pretend. Dryden