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verb (used with object), ob·se·crat·ed, ob·se·crat·ing.
to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
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| 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 | |
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