Ob*test" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obtested; p. pr. & vb. n. Obtesting.] [L. obtestari; ob (see Ob-) + testari to witness, fr. testis a witness.]
1.
To call to witness; to invoke as a witness.
[R.]
Dryden.
2.
To beseech; to supplicate; to beg for.
[R.]
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Ob*test", v. i.
To protest.
[R.]
E. Waterhouse.
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