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obsecro.

to entreat, implore, beseech, supplicate, beg, pray

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈɔp.sɛ.kroː]Classical-Latin[ˈɔb.se.kro]

  1. to entreat, implore, beseech, supplicate, beg, pray

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *sakrāō Latin sacrō Latin obsecrō From ob- + sacrō (“consecrate”).

intj[ˈɔp.sɛ.kroː]Classical-Latin[ˈɔb.se.kro]

  1. please, I ask you, pray tell, prithee

    polite

  2. for God's sake, I'm begging you, for the love of God (an expression of exasperation)

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *sakrāō Latin sacrō Latin obsecrō From ob- + sacrō (“consecrate”).

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