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obtest

verb
ob·test | \äbˈtest\

Definition of obtest 

transitive verb

1 : beseech, supplicate

2 : to call to witness : invoke as a witness

intransitive verb

1 : supplicate

2 : protest

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History and Etymology for obtest

Middle French obtester, from Latin obtestari, from ob- to, toward + testari to be a witness

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