obsignate

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/ˈɒbsɪɡneɪt/

verb

To seal or ratify.

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obsign
OriginLatin obsignātus →
First used 1653-1677Scrabble 12
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Meanings

verbobsignate (third-person singular simple present obsignates, present participle obsignating, simple past and past participle obsignated)

present singular third person obsignates · participle present obsignating · participle past obsignated · past obsignated

  1. obsoleteTo seal or ratify.First known use 1653-1677

    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

    a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC

    Synonyms: obsign

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo seal or ratify.

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obsign

Origin

  1. Latinobsignātus
  2. Englishobsignate

Borrowed from Latin obsignātus, perfect passive participle of obsignō (“to seal”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of obsign.

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