obfirm

transitive verb

variants or less commonly obfirmate

-ed/-ing/-s

obsolete

: to make obdurate

Word History

Etymology

obfirm from Latin obfirmare, offirmare, from ob-, of- to, against, over + firmare to make firm; obfirmate from Latin obfirmatus, offirmatus, past participle of obfirmare, offirmare to make firm

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