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obtest
[ ob-test ]
/ ɒbˈtɛst /
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verb (used with object)
to invoke as witness.
to supplicate earnestly; beseech.
verb (used without object)
to protest.
to make supplication; beseech.
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Origin of obtest
OTHER WORDS FROM obtest
ob·tes·ta·tion, nounWords nearby obtest
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British Dictionary definitions for obtest
obtest
/ (ɒbˈtɛst) /
verb rare
(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
Derived forms of obtest
obtestation, nounWord Origin for obtest
C16: from Latin obtestārī to protest, from ob- to + testārī to bear or call as witness
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