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ob·tend
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Obtendverb
Etymology: obtendo, Lat.
Thou dost with lies the throne invade,
Obtending Heav’n for whate’er ills befal. Dryden.
Webster Dictionary
Obtendverb
to oppose; to hold out in opposition
Obtendverb
to offer as the reason of anything; to pretend
Etymology: [L. obtendere, obtentum, to stretch or place before or against; ob (see Ob-) + tendere to stretch.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Obtend
ob-tend′, v.t. (obs.) to oppose: to allege. [L. obtendĕre, to stretch before.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of obtend in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of obtend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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