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obsignate
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin obsignātus, perfect passive participle of obsignō (“to seal”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of obsign.
Pronunciation
Verb
obsignate (third-person singular simple present obsignates, present participle obsignating, simple past and past participle obsignated)
- (obsolete) To seal or ratify. [1653-1677]
- Synonym: obsign
- a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). An Exposition of the Decalogue”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
- As circumcision was a seal of the covenant made with Abraham and his posterity ; so keeping the Sabbath did obsignate the covenant made with the children of Israel after their delivery out of Egypt
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References
- “obsignate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Latin
Participle
obsignāte
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