obtest
to invoke as witness.
to supplicate earnestly; beseech.
to protest.
to make supplication; beseech.
Origin of obtest
1Other words from obtest
- ob·tes·ta·tion, noun
Words Nearby obtest
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How to use obtest in a sentence
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 Renwick | Thomas HoustonI 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 Renwick | Thomas HoustonShould we not obtest Heaven, and whatever justice there is yet on earth?
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke | Edmund BurkeI obtest you, by all the torments of hell, that ye put not this offer away.
The Life of James Renwick | Thomas Houston
British Dictionary definitions for obtest
/ (ɒbˈtɛst) /
(tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to beg (someone) earnestly
(when tr, takes a clause as object; when intr, may be foll by with or against) to object; protest
(tr) to call (a supernatural power) to witness
Origin of obtest
1Derived forms of obtest
- obtestation, noun
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