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obsecrate
[ ob-si-kreyt ]
verb (used with object)
, ob·se·crat·ed, ob·se·crat·ing.
- to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
obsecrate
/ ˈɒbsɪˌkreɪt /
verb
- tr a rare word for beseech
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Derived Forms
- ˌobseˈcration, noun
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Other Words From
- obse·cration noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of obsecrate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of obsecrate1
C16: from Latin obsecrāre to entreat (in the name of the gods), from ob- for the sake of + sacrāre to hold in reverence; see sacred
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Example Sentences
Obsecrate, ob′se-krāt, v. to beseech: to implore.—n.
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Only I still attest and obsecrate to the fact that I did not intend to smuggle, and entered your jealous domain with no sense of contraband about me.
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FRIAR, Deign, vouch, protract, compliment, obsecrate?
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I obsecrate ye with all courtesy, omitting compliment, you would vouch or deign to proceed.
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