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ob·test (äb test′)

transitive verb

  1. to beg for; beseech; supplicate
  2. to call to witness

Etymology: L obtestari < ob- (see ob-) + testari, to witness < testis, a witness: see testify

Related Forms:

  • obtestation ob′·tes·ta′·tion (-tes tā′s̸hən) noun

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