\Ob*test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtested}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Obtesting}.] [L. obtestari; ob (see {Ob-}) + testari to
witness, fr. testis a witness.]
1. To call to witness; to invoke as a witness. [R.] --Dryden.
2. To beseech; to supplicate; to beg for. [R.]

\Ob*test"\, v. i.
To protest. [R.] --E. Waterhouse.