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Webster 1913 Edition

obsecrate

ob′se-crate

(ŏb′sē̍-krāt)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
obsecrated
(ocr/b′sē̍-krāˊtĕd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
obsecrating
.]
[L.
obsecratus
, p. p. of
obsecrare
, prop., to ask on religious grounds;
ob
(see
Ob-
) +
sacrare
to declare as sacred, from
sacer
sacred.]
To beseech; to supplicate; to implore.
[R.]
.
Cockerman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Obsecrate

OB'SECRATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. obsecro.] To beseech; to intreat; to supplicate; to pray earnestly.

Definition 2024

obsecrate

obsecrate

English

Verb

obsecrate ‎(third-person singular simple present obsecrates, present participle obsecrating, simple past and past participle obsecrated)

  1. (transitive) To beseech; to supplicate; to implore.

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

obsecrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of obsecrātus

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