Thesaurus: ob-

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1. A prefix signifying to, toward, before, against, reversely, etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in oblige, to bind to; obstacle, something standing before; object, lit., to throw against; obovate, reversely, ovate. Ob- is commonly assimilated before c, f, g, and p, to oc-, of-, og-, and op-.
2. A prefix signifying to, toward, before, against, reversely, etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in oblige, to bind to; obstacle, something standing before; object, lit., to throw against; obovate, reversely, ovate. Ob- is commonly assimilated before c, f, g, and p, to oc-, of-, og-, and op-.
3. A prefix signifying to, toward, before, against, reversely,etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in oblige, to bind to;obstacle, something standing before; object, lit., to throw against;obovate, reversely, ovate. Ob- is commonly assimilated before c, f,g, and p, to oc-, of-, og-, and op-.