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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Obtendverb

    Etymology: obtendo, Lat.

    Thou dost with lies the throne invade,
    Obtending Heav’n for whate’er ills befal. Dryden.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Obtendverb

    to oppose; to hold out in opposition

  2. Obtendverb

    to offer as the reason of anything; to pretend

  3. Etymology: [L. obtendere, obtentum, to stretch or place before or against; ob (see Ob-) + tendere to stretch.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Obtend

    ob-tend′, v.t. (obs.) to oppose: to allege. [L. obtendĕre, to stretch before.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of obtend in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of obtend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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