From ob- + sacrō (“consecrate”).
obsecrō (present infinitive obsecrāre, perfect active obsecrāvī, supine obsecrātum); first conjugation
- to entreat, implore, beseech, supplicate
- Synonyms: supplicō, ōrō, efflāgitō, flāgitō, expetō, rogō
| Conjugation of obsecrō (first conjugation)
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| indicative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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obsecrō
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obsecrās
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obsecrat
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obsecrāmus
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obsecrātis
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obsecrant
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| imperfect
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obsecrābam
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obsecrābās
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obsecrābat
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obsecrābāmus
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obsecrābātis
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obsecrābant
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| future
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obsecrābō
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obsecrābis
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obsecrābit
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obsecrābimus
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obsecrābitis
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obsecrābunt
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| perfect
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obsecrāvī
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obsecrāvistī,
obsecrāstī1
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obsecrāvit,
obsecrāt1
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obsecrāvimus,
obsecrāmus1
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obsecrāvistis,
obsecrāstis1
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obsecrāvērunt,
obsecrāvēre,
obsecrārunt1
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| pluperfect
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obsecrāveram,
obsecrāram1
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obsecrāverās,
obsecrārās1
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obsecrāverat,
obsecrārat1
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obsecrāverāmus,
obsecrārāmus1
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obsecrāverātis,
obsecrārātis1
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obsecrāverant,
obsecrārant1
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| future perfect
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obsecrāverō,
obsecrārō1
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obsecrāveris,
obsecrāris1
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obsecrāverit,
obsecrārit1
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obsecrāverimus,
obsecrārimus1
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obsecrāveritis,
obsecrāritis1
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obsecrāverint,
obsecrārint1
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| passive
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present
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obsecror
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obsecrāris,
obsecrāre
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obsecrātur
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obsecrāmur
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obsecrāminī
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obsecrantur
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| imperfect
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obsecrābar
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obsecrābāris,
obsecrābāre
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obsecrābātur
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obsecrābāmur
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obsecrābāminī
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obsecrābantur
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| future
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obsecrābor
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obsecrāberis,
obsecrābere
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obsecrābitur
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obsecrābimur
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obsecrābiminī
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obsecrābuntur
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| perfect
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obsecrātus + present active indicative of sum
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| pluperfect
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obsecrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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| future perfect
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obsecrātus + future active indicative of sum
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| subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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obsecrem
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obsecrēs
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obsecret
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obsecrēmus
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obsecrētis
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obsecrent
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| imperfect
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obsecrārem
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obsecrārēs
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obsecrāret
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obsecrārēmus
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obsecrārētis
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obsecrārent
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| perfect
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obsecrāverim,
obsecrārim1
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obsecrāverīs,
obsecrārīs1
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obsecrāverit,
obsecrārit1
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obsecrāverīmus,
obsecrārīmus1
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obsecrāverītis,
obsecrārītis1
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obsecrāverint,
obsecrārint1
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| pluperfect
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obsecrāvissem,
obsecrāssem1
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obsecrāvissēs,
obsecrāssēs1
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obsecrāvisset,
obsecrāsset1
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obsecrāvissēmus,
obsecrāssēmus1
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obsecrāvissētis,
obsecrāssētis1
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obsecrāvissent,
obsecrāssent1
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| passive
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present
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obsecrer
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obsecrēris,
obsecrēre
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obsecrētur
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obsecrēmur
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obsecrēminī
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obsecrentur
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| imperfect
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obsecrārer
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obsecrārēris,
obsecrārēre
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obsecrārētur
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obsecrārēmur
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obsecrārēminī
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obsecrārentur
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| perfect
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obsecrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
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| pluperfect
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obsecrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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| imperative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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—
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obsecrā
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—
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—
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obsecrāte
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—
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| future
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—
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obsecrātō
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obsecrātō
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—
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obsecrātōte
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obsecrantō
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| passive
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present
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—
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obsecrāre
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—
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—
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obsecrāminī
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—
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| future
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—
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obsecrātor
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obsecrātor
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—
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—
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obsecrantor
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| non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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| present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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| infinitives
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obsecrāre
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obsecrāvisse,
obsecrāsse1
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obsecrātūrum esse
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obsecrārī
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obsecrātum esse
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obsecrātum īrī
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| participles
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obsecrāns
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—
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obsecrātūrus
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—
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obsecrātus
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obsecrandus
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| verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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| genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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| obsecrandī
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obsecrandō
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obsecrandum
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obsecrandō
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obsecrātum
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obsecrātū
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1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
- “obsecro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obsecro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obsecro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to entreat earnestly; to make urgent requests: orare et obsecrare aliquem
- to implore some one's protection: fidem alicuius obsecrare, implorare
