obsecrate (ˈɒbsɪˌkreɪt) ![]() | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) a rare word for beseech | |
| [C16: from Latin obsecrāre to entreat (in the name of the gods), from ob- for the sake of + sacrāre to hold in reverence; see | |
| obse'cration | |
| —n | |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |