ob·test ( b-t st )tr.v. ob·test·ed, ob·test·ing, ob·tests To supplicate; entreat. [Latin obtest  r : ob-, to; see ob- + testr, to call as a witness (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).]ob  tes·tation n. |
obtest [ɒbˈtɛst]
vb Rare
1. (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to beg (someone) earnestly
2. (when tr, takes a clause as object; when intr, may be foll by with or against) to object; protest
3. (tr) to call (a supernatural power) to witness
[from Latin obtestārī to protest, from ob- to + testārī to bear or call as witness]
obtestation n
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