OBTENDS

Verb

obtends

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obtend

Source: Wiktionary

OBTEND

Ob*tend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obtended; p. pr. & vb. n. Obtending.] Etym: [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.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition