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ob•se•crate
(ob′si krāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -crat•ed, -crat•ing.
ob′se•cra′tion, n.
- to entreat solemnly;
beseech;
supplicate.
- Latin obsecrātus (past participle of obsecrāre to supplicate), equivalent. to ob- ob- + secr- (combining form of sacr-, stem of sacer sacred) + -ātus -ate1
- 1590–1600
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