Obtest
[ob-test] /ɒbˈtɛst/
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.
/ɒbˈtɛst/
verb (rare)
1.
(transitive; 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.
(transitive) to call (a supernatural power) to witness
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