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Pronunciation : Ob*test"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. obtestari; ob (see Ob-) + testari to witness, fr. testis a witness.]
Definition : 1. To call to witness; to invoke as a witness. [R.] Dryden.

2. To beseech; to supplicate; to beg for. [R.]

t. [imp. & p. p. Obtested; p. pr. & vb. n. Obtesting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ob*test"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To protest. [R.] E. Waterhouse.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913