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Meaning of "obsecrate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OBSECRATE

From Latin obsecrāre to entreat (in the name of the gods), from ob- for the sake of + sacrāre to hold in reverence.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OBSECRATE

obsecrate  [ˈɒbsɪˌkreɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSECRATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obsecrate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb obsecrate in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OBSECRATE

PRESENT

Present
I obsecrate
you obsecrate
he/she/it obsecrates
we obsecrate
you obsecrate
they obsecrate
Present continuous
I am obsecrating
you are obsecrating
he/she/it is obsecrating
we are obsecrating
you are obsecrating
they are obsecrating
Present perfect
I have obsecrated
you have obsecrated
he/she/it has obsecrated
we have obsecrated
you have obsecrated
they have obsecrated
Present perfect continuous
I have been obsecrating
you have been obsecrating
he/she/it has been obsecrating
we have been obsecrating
you have been obsecrating
they have been obsecrating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I obsecrated
you obsecrated
he/she/it obsecrated
we obsecrated
you obsecrated
they obsecrated
Past continuous
I was obsecrating
you were obsecrating
he/she/it was obsecrating
we were obsecrating
you were obsecrating
they were obsecrating
Past perfect
I had obsecrated
you had obsecrated
he/she/it had obsecrated
we had obsecrated
you had obsecrated
they had obsecrated
Past perfect continuous
I had been obsecrating
you had been obsecrating
he/she/it had been obsecrating
we had been obsecrating
you had been obsecrating
they had been obsecrating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will obsecrate
you will obsecrate
he/she/it will obsecrate
we will obsecrate
you will obsecrate
they will obsecrate
Future continuous
I will be obsecrating
you will be obsecrating
he/she/it will be obsecrating
we will be obsecrating
you will be obsecrating
they will be obsecrating
Future perfect
I will have obsecrated
you will have obsecrated
he/she/it will have obsecrated
we will have obsecrated
you will have obsecrated
they will have obsecrated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been obsecrating
you will have been obsecrating
he/she/it will have been obsecrating
we will have been obsecrating
you will have been obsecrating
they will have been obsecrating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would obsecrate
you would obsecrate
he/she/it would obsecrate
we would obsecrate
you would obsecrate
they would obsecrate
Conditional continuous
I would be obsecrating
you would be obsecrating
he/she/it would be obsecrating
we would be obsecrating
you would be obsecrating
they would be obsecrating
Conditional perfect
I would have obsecrate
you would have obsecrate
he/she/it would have obsecrate
we would have obsecrate
you would have obsecrate
they would have obsecrate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been obsecrating
you would have been obsecrating
he/she/it would have been obsecrating
we would have been obsecrating
you would have been obsecrating
they would have been obsecrating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you obsecrate
we let´s obsecrate
you obsecrate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to obsecrate
Past participle
obsecrated
Present Participle
obsecrating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSECRATE


celebrate
ˈsɛlɪˌbreɪt
consecrate
ˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt
consecrated
ˈkɒnsɪkreɪt
crate
kreɪt
deconsecrate
diːˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt
demonstrate
ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt
desecrate
ˈdɛsɪˌkreɪt
execrate
ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt
freight
freɪt
fulcrate
ˈfʌlkreɪt
generate
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
great
ɡreɪt
operate
ˈɒpəˌreɪt
picrate
ˈpɪkreɪt
rate
reɪt
reconsecrate
riːˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt
separate
ˈsɛpəˌreɪt
straight
streɪt
unconsecrate
ʌnˈkɒnsɪˌkreɪt
uncrate
ʌnˈkreɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSECRATE

obscurum per obscurius
obsecration
obsequent
obsequial
obsequies
obsequious
obsequiously
obsequiousness
obsequy
observability
observable
observableness
observably
observance
observancy
observant
observantly
observation
observation balloon
observation car

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSECRATE

accelerate
accurate
at any rate
collaborate
corporate
decorate
desperate
elaborate
exchange rate
illustrate
inaccurate
incorporate
integrate
involucrate
karate
moderate
pirate
substrate
tax rate
veal crate

Synonyms and antonyms of obsecrate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obsecrate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBSECRATE

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Translator English - Chinese

obsecrate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obsecrate
570 millions of speakers

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obsecrate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

obsecrate
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

obsecrate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

obsecrate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obsecrate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

obsecrate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obsecrate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Obsecrate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

obsecrate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

obsecrate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

obsecrate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obsecrate
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

obsecrate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேண்டுகோள் விடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सांगणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

obsecrate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

obsecrate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obsecrate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

obsecrate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obsecrate
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

obsecrate
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

obsecrate
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

obsecrate
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

obsecrate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obsecrate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSECRATE»

The term «obsecrate» is barely ever used and occupies the 204.298 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSECRATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obsecrate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSECRATE»

Discover the use of obsecrate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obsecrate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Letters to Squire Pedant: In the East
I obsecrate you, opponents to austral mancipation, to efl'ectuate a unition with the immaculate democraty in the sustentation of V. and not 0., who holds fif'ty sables in mancipation. I obsecrate this ample confluxto abject their antecedaneous ...
Samuel Klinefelter Hoshour, 1870
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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
(L.) 'Obsecrate, heartily to request;' Cockeram (1642).—L. obsecrātus, pp.of obsecrāre, to entreat, conjure.—L. ob, on account of; andsacrāre, to treat as sacred, from sacr,for sacer, sacred. See ObandSacred. OBSEQUIES, funeral rites .(F.—L.) ...
Walter W. Skeat, 2013
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A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing ...
OBSECRATE— OBSERVE. OBSERVER— OBSTINACY. Obsecrate, ob'se-krate, v. a. (obsecro, Lat.) To beseech; to entreat ; to supplicate. — Obsolete. Obsecration, ob-Be-kra'shun, *. Entreaty ; supplication. In Rhetoric, a figure in which the ...
John Craig (F.G.S.), 1849
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Five Old Plays, Forming a Supplement to the Collection of ...
John Payne Collier. Friar. Now, by the reliques of the holy mass, A pretty girl, a very bonny lass. Robin. Friar, how like you her? Friar. Marry, by my hood, , I like her well, and wish her nought but good. Ralph. Ye protract,master Friar. I obsecrate ...
John Payne Collier, 1833
5
A Select Collection of Old English Plays
Various Authors. FRIAR. Marry, by my hood, I like her well, and wish her nought but good. RAL. Ye protract, Master Friar. I obsecrate ye with all courtesy, omitting compliment, you would vouch or deign to proceed. FRIAR, Deign, vouch, protract  ...
Various Authors
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The downfall of Robert Earl of Huntington
Marry, by my hood, I like her well, and wish her nought but good. Ralph. Ye protract, master Friar. I obsecrate ye with all courtesy, omitting compliment, you would vouch, or deign to proceed. Friar. Deign, vouch, protract, compliment, obsecrate!
Anthony Munday, John Payne Collier, 1828
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A Select Collection of Old Plays: Misfortunes of Arthur ; ...
I obsecrate ye with all courtesy, omitting compliment, you would vouch, or deign to proceed. Friar. Deign, vouch, protract, compliment, obsecrate! Why, good-man tricks, who taught you thus to prate? Your name, your name? were you never ...
Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist, 1833
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
implore. verb his mother implored him to continue studying: plead with, beg, entreat, beseech, appeal to, pray, ask, request, solicit, supplicate, importune, call on; exhort, urge, enjoin, press, push, petition, encourage, bid; rare obtest, obsecrate, ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
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Samuel Johnson: The Critical Heritage
But I obsecrate that in the interim you would, by a proper secession, facilitate my enjoyment of the light, whilst I, by the fortuitous liquefaction of spectacular lenses, and their concordant adaptation to my poral regions, meliorate and prolong its ...
Director of the Institute for Advanced Research in the Humanities James T Boulton, James T. Boulton, 2002
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The Works of Henry Howard: Works of Wyatt
Ye shall obsecrate the Emperor that he would remember the antient amity between us, and have in memory his solemn oath and sacrament to observe the Treaties of Cambray, and how oaths and promises of Princes ought to be observed; ...
Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, Sir Thomas Wyatt, 1816

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSECRATE»

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... that will at once obsecrate, obscure and thankfully obliterate any knowledge of your having questioned your place ... (meaning of obsecrate). «The Guardian, Mar 15»

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