obsecrate

Ob"se*crate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obsecrated; p. pr. & vb, n. Obsecrating.] Etym: [L. obsecratus, p.p. of obsecrare, prop., to ask on religious grounds; ob (see Ob-) + sacrare to declare as sacred, from sacer sacred.] Defn: To beseech; to supplicate; to implore. [R.]. Cockerman.

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