Entreat

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make an earnest request of.
  • v. To ask for earnestly; petition for.
  • v. Archaic To deal with; treat.
  • verb-intransitive. To make an earnest request or petition. See Synonyms at beg.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Alternative form of entreaty.
  • v. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.
  • v. To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to importune.
  • v. To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade.
  • v. To invite; to entertain.
  • v. To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.
  • v. To make an earnest petition or request.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.
  • v. To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to importune.
  • v. To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade.
  • v. To invite; to entertain.
  • verb-intransitive. To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.
  • verb-intransitive. To make an earnest petition or request.
  • n. Entreaty.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To treat, use, or manage; deal with; act toward.
  • To partake of; enjoy.
  • To ask earnestly; beseech; petition with urgency; supplicate; solicit pressingly; importune.
  • To prevail on by prayer or solicitation; persuade or cause to yield by entreaty.
  • Synonyms Ask, Request, Beg, etc. See ask. See list under beseech.
  • To treat of something; discourse.
  • To treat with another or others; negotiate.
  • To make an earnest petition or request.
  • n. Entreaty; prayer.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. ask for or request earnestly
  • Verb Form
    entreated    entreating    entreats   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plead   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    beg    implore    solicit    beseech    supplicate    crave    importune    persuade    invite    entertain