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Definition of: obsecrate
(ob′sə·krāt) v.t. ·crat·ed, ·crat·ing
Rare To supplicate; beseech. [<L obsecratus, pp. of obsecrare beseech <ob- on account of + sacrare make sacred <sacer sacred]
—ob′·se·cra′tion noun
—ob′se·cra′to·ry (-krā′tər·ē) adjective
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