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Definition of Obtending
1. obtend [v] - See also: obtend
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obtending
Literary usage of Obtending
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"And now thou dost with lies the throne invade, 159 By practice harden'd in thy
sland'ring trade ; obtending heav'n for whate'er ills befall, ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from by Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, Alexander Chalmers (1824)
"To pretend ; to otter as the reason of any thing. Jbid. OBTE'NSION. ns The act
of obtending. ..."
3. A History of English Poetry by William John Courthope (1905)
"obtending heaven, for whate'er ills befall, And sputtering under specious names
thy gall. Now Phoebus is provoked, his rites and laws Are in his priest ..."
4. The Rhyming Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Whole Language by John Walker, John Longmuir (1902)
"Dit-acn'sion Contention; strife; disagreement, s. Ten'sion The act of stretching, s.
Ob-ten'sion The act of obtending, ..."
5. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"And now thou dost with lies the throne invade, By practice harden'd in thy
slandering trade. obtending Heaven, for whate'er ills befal ; And sputtering ..."
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