Obtest
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɒbˈtɛst/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Obtest is a verb meaning (archaic, ambitransitive) To implore, beseech, plead, beg.
Meaning
(archaic, ambitransitive) To implore, beseech, plead, beg.
More Meanings
- (archaic, ambitransitive) To call on a witness (often God) to confirm that something is true.
Example Sentences
Now Suppliants, from Laurentum ſent, demand A Truce, with Olive Branches in their hand. Obteſt his Clemency, and from the Plain Beg leave to draw the Bodies of their ſlain.
Word Forms
- obtests
- obtesting
- obtested
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thig, emplore, pray, beseche, entreat, beseeke.
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