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obsecrate

transitive verb
ob·​se·​crate | \ ˈäbsəˌkrāt\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of obsecrate

archaic
: beseech, supplicate, beg

History and Etymology for obsecrate

Latin obsecratus, past participle of obsecrare to beseech, pray, from ob- toward, over + sacrare to consecrate, from sacr-, sacer sacred

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