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obtest

[ ob-test ]
/ ɒbˈtɛst /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR obtest

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

1540–50; <Latin obtestārī, equivalent to ob-ob- + test(is) a witness + -ārī infinitive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM obtest

ob·tes·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby obtest

obstruent, obtain, obtaining by deception, obtect, obtemper, obtest, obtrude, obtrusion, obtrusive, obtund, obturate
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Words related to obtest

urge, beseech, pray, sue, implore, solicit, plead, ask, desire, advocate, nag, invoke, besiege, abjure, woo, importune, entreat, press, crave, requisition

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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, noun

Word Origin for obtest

C16: from Latin obtestārī to protest, from ob- to + testārī to bear or call as witness
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