obsignate

English

Etymology

From Latin p.p. of obsignare (“to seal”). See ob- and sign.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒbsɪɡneɪt/

Verb

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

1. (obsolete) To seal or ratify.

   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. […], volumes (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

Related terms

• obsignation

References

• “obsignate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• bioagents

Latin

Participle

obsignāte

1. vocative masculine singular of obsignātus