obtest
[ob-test]
verb (used with object)
to invoke as witness.
to supplicate earnestly; beseech.
verb (used without object)
to protest.
to make supplication; beseech.
Origin of obtest
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Related Words for obtest
urge, beseech, pray, sue, implore, solicit, plead, ask, desire, advocate, nag, invoke, besiege, abjure, woo, importune, entreat, press, crave, requisitionExamples from the Web for obtest
Historical Examples of obtest
Should we not obtest Heaven, and whatever justice there is yet on earth?
I obtest you, by all the torments of hell, that ye put not this offer away.
The Life of James RenwickThomas Houston
Oh, we obtest those 025broken window-panes whether it be not cruel to expose new furniture to such perils!
I obtest you by his own excellency, I obtest you by the joys of heaven, and the torments of hell, that you close with Him.
The Life of James RenwickThomas Houston
I obtest you by the glory of heaven, and by the crowns which believers put on His head, that ye slight not this offer.
The Life of James RenwickThomas Houston
obtest
verb rare
Word Origin for obtest
C16: from Latin obtestārī to protest, from ob- to + testārī to bear or call as witness
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