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Meaning of obtest | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ɒbˈtɛst

Definitions

  1. To implore, beseech, plead, beg.
    ambitransitive, archaic
  2. To call on a witness (often God) to confirm that something is true.
    ambitransitive, archaic

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

obtestate obtestates obtested obtesting obtests obteyn

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