Etymology

obtend

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Today it means: To oppose; to hold out in opposition. Full definition →

Latin obtendere
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  1. Latin · derived fromobtendere
  2. English todayobtend

From Latin obtendere, obtentum (“to stretch or place before or against”), from ob (see ob-) + tendere (“to stretch”).

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