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单词 obsecrate
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Definition of obsecrate in English:

obsecrate

verb ˈɒbsɪkreɪt
rare
  • with object To entreat (a person) earnestly; to implore, beseech, supplicate; to beg (a thing).

Origin

Late 16th century. From classical Latin obsecrāt-, past participial stem of obsecrāre to beseech, entreat, implore from ob- + sacrāre to make sacred, hence lit. ‘to beseech in the name or for the sake of something sacred’.

 
 

Definition of obsecrate in US English:

obsecrate

verbˈɒbsɪkreɪt
rare
  • with object To entreat (a person) earnestly; to implore, beseech, supplicate; to beg (a thing).

Origin

Late 16th century. From classical Latin obsecrāt-, past participial stem of obsecrāre to beseech, entreat, implore from ob- + sacrāre to make sacred, hence lit. ‘to beseech in the name or for the sake of something sacred’.

 
 
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