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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.
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Derived Forms
- ˌobseˈcration, noun
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- 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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