obsecrated

Variant of obsecrate

transitive verb obsecrated, obsecrating

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

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

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