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obsecrate Definition

ob·se·crate (äb′si krāt′)

transitive verb -·crat′ed, -·crat′·ing

Rare to beg for (something) or supplicate (someone); entreat

Etymology: < L obsecratus, pp. of obsecrare, to beseech (on religious grounds) < ob- (see ob-) + sacrare: see sacred

obsecrate Related Forms

ob′·se·cra′·tion noun