to put forward or allege
• (v. t.) To oppose; to hold out in opposition. • (v. t.) To offer as the reason of anything; to pretend.
Ob·tend' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Obtended ; present participle & verbal noun Obtending .] [ Latin obtendere , obtentum , to stretch or place before or against; ob (see Ob- ) + tende...