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ob·test
(ŏb-tĕst′)tr.v. ob·test·ed, ob·test·ing, ob·tests
To supplicate; entreat.
[Latin obtestārī : ob-, to; see ob- + testārī, to call as a witness (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]
ob′tes·ta′tion n.
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obtest
(ɒbˈtɛst)vb
1. (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to beg (someone) earnestly
2. (when: tr, takes a clause as object; when intr, may be foll by with or against) to object; protest
3. (tr) to call (a supernatural power) to witness
[C16: from Latin obtestārī to protest, from ob- to + testārī to bear or call as witness]
ˌobtesˈtation n
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obtest
Past participle: obtested
Gerund: obtesting
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