obtest
verb (used with object)
1.
to invoke as witness.
2.
to supplicate earnestly; beseech.
verb (used without object)
3.
to protest.
4.
to make supplication; beseech.
Origin:
1540–50; < Latin obtestārī, equivalent to ob- ob- + test(is) a witness + -ārī infinitive suffix
1540–50; < Latin obtestārī, equivalent to ob- ob- + test(is) a witness + -ārī infinitive suffix
Related forms
ob·tes·ta·tion, noun
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| —vb (when tr, takes a clause as object; | |
| 1. | (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to beg (someone) earnestly |
| 2. | 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] | |
| obtes'tation | |
| —n | |
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