Obtending

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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