obtendとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ɒbˈtɛnd/, /əbˈtɛnd/
• 韻: -ɛnd

動詞

obtend (third-person singular simple present obtends, present participle obtending, simple past and past participle obtended)

1. (obsolete) To oppose; to hold out in opposition.
   • 1658, John Goodwin, Triumvuri‎:

     Secondly, Whereas he so importunately obtends the style of the letter, as so demonstratively characteristicall of the Au∣thor the truth is that heretofore I have been somewhat conversant in the books and wri∣tings of this Author

   • 1697, Virgil, “The Tenth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

     ’Twas giv’n to you, your darling son to shroud,
     To draw the dastard from the fighting crowd,
     And, for a man, obtend an empty cloud.

   • 1680, Vincent Alsop, The mischief of impositions‎:

     But Dissenters are under no such Obligation, that they know of, to endeavour such Conjunction with them who obtend their meer Wills to their Edification; and some pretend farther, That they are under a Solemn Covenant to endeavour a Reformation according to the Word of God, in their respective places and sta∣tions, and therefore ought not to comply with any Declensions and De∣partures from such Reformation.

2. (obsolete) To offer as the reason for something; to pretend.
   • 1646, Samuel Eaaton, The defence of sundry positions & scriptures for the Congregational-way justified […] :

     We rendred another reason (which we have the cleare testimony of our consciences for, was the true reason why we left them out) and that which you obtend no reason at all) yet as though you did communicate with God, in his incommunicable excellency

   • 1725–1726, Homer, “(please specify the book or chapter of the Odyssey)”, in [William Broome, Elijah Fenton, Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:

     Be mindful of yourselves, draw forth your swords,//And to his shafts obtend these ample boards

関連する語

• obtension

参照

• “obtend”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

アナグラム

• T-boned