"obtest" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɒbˈtɛst/ Forms: obtests [present, singular, third-person], obtesting [participle, present], obtested [participle, past], obtested [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin obtestor. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:obtestor|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "obtestor", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "obtest", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="obtest"> Borrowed from Latin obtestor. Head templates: {{en-verb}} obtest (third-person singular simple present obtests, present participle obtesting, simple past and past participle obtested)
  1. (archaic, ambitransitive) To implore, beseech, plead, beg. Tags: ambitransitive, archaic
    Sense id: en-obtest-en-verb-sh4DIa0w
  2. (archaic, ambitransitive) To call on a witness (often God) to confirm that something is true. Tags: ambitransitive, archaic
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: obtestation

Inflected forms

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