verb
- to call upon as a witness; to invoke earnestly
- to protest or bear witness against
Usage: formal; archaic
Usage: formal; archaic
Examples
- The lawyer obtests the court to consider the new evidence.
- She obtests heaven as her witness to the truth of her words.
- The citizens obtest against the unjust law.
- He obtests his innocence before the assembled crowd.
- The witness obtests the accuracy of his testimony.