obtest

Verb CEFR B1

ɒbˈtɛst

Definitions

To implore, beseech, plead, beg.
ambitransitive, archaic
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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