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OBTA'INING, ppr. Gaining; procuring; acquiring.
OBTA'INMENT, n. The act of obtaining.
OBTEND', v.t. [L. obtendo; ob and tendo; literally, to stretch against or before...
OBTENEBRA'TION, n. [from L. ob and tenebrae, darkness.] A darkening; act of dark...
OBTEN'SION, n. The act of obtending. [Not used.]
OBTEST', v.t. [L. obtestor; ob and testor, to witness. To beseech; to supplicate...
OBTESTA'TION, n. 1. Supplication; entreaty. 2. Solemn injunction.
OBTEST'ING, ppr. Beseeching; supplicating.
OBTRECTA'TION, n. [L. obtrectatio, from obtrecto; ob and tracto.] Slander; detra...
OBTRU'DE, v.t. [L. obltrudo; ob and trudo, Eng. to thrust.] 1. To thrust in or o...
OBTRU'DED, pp. Thrust in by force or unsolicited.
OBTRU'DER, n. One who obtrudes.
OBTRU'DING, ppr. Thrusting in or on; entering uninvited.
OBTRUN'CATE, v.t. [L. obtrunco; ob and trunco, to cut off.] To deprive of a limb...
OBTRUNCA'TION, n. The act of lopping or cutting off. [Little used.]
OBTRU'SION, n. s as z. [L. obtrudo, obtrusus.] The act of obtruding; a thrusting...