What does obtend mean?
Obtend means (obsolete) To oppose; to hold out in opposition..
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/ɒbˈtɛnd/ · verb
(obsolete) To oppose; to hold out in opposition..
’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.
Use obtend when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Obtend means (obsolete) To oppose; to hold out in opposition..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
’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.
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