obtendt (obtend)

t. [ 'Twas given to you your darling son to shrowd, To draw the dastard from the fighting crowd, And for a man obtend an empty cloud. Dryden, Æneid, x. 126. 2. To pretend; allege; plead as an excuse; offer as the reason of anything. Thou dost with lies the throne invade, Obtending Heaven for whate'er ills befal. Dryden, Iliad, i. 161. obtenebratet (ob-ten'e-brat), v. t. [ ob tene brat us , pp. of obtenebrare , make dark, darken, ob , before, + tenebrare , make dark, tene bræ , darkne : see tenebra .] To make dark; darken. Minsheu.