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obtest

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/ 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

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, obtunded
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Words related to obtest

ask, beseech, implore, plead, pray, solicit, sue, urge, abjure, advocate, besiege, canvass, conjure, crave, desire, entreat, importune, invoke, nag, petition

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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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