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obsign

/əbˈsaɪn/

verb

To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp.

OriginLatin obsignō →

First used c. 1555–1658Scrabble 9

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Meanings

verbobsign (third-person singular simple present obsigns, present participle obsigning, simple past and past participle obsigned)

present singular third person obsigns · participle present obsigning · participle past obsigned · past obsigned

obsoleteTo seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp.First known use c. 1555–1658
1 more example
a. 1555, John Bradford, letter to Master Richard Hopkins He willeth us to eat of the bread […] and drink of that cup all, […] that is, take it as the sacrament of his body and blood […] whereby he doth represent, and to our faith give and obsign unto us, himself wholly, with all the merits and glory of his body and blood.

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Origin

Latinobsignō
Englishobsign

Borrowed from Latin obsignō. Doublet of obsignate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with obsign

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APA

obsign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsign

MLA

“obsign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsign. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obsign,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsign.

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