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Obtend — 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. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Obtended — Obtend 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Obtending — Obtend 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Obtension — Ob*ten sion, n. [L. obtentio. See {Obtend}.] The act of obtending. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obtension — † obˈtension Obs. rare 0. [n. of action from L. obtendĕre to obtend: cf. extension; the L. form was obtentio.] The action of obtending. in Johnson. (No quotation.) … Useful english dictionary
