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. [Obs.] Dryden.
2. To offer as the reason of anything; to
pretend. [Obs.] Dryden