Obsequiate
//əbˈsiː.kwi.eɪt// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To be obsequious to (someone). literary, rare, transitive
"Pope of Rome, being in an awful jolly humor, got off a joke. Some fine ladies went to obsequiate him, and carried a little girl along with them."
Example
More examples"Pope of Rome, being in an awful jolly humor, got off a joke. Some fine ladies went to obsequiate him, and carried a little girl along with them."
Etymology
From obsequi(ous) + -ate.
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