Supplicate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying.
  • v. To make a humble entreaty to; beseech.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a humble, earnest petition; beg.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To humble oneself before another in making a request; to beg.
  • v. To plead with one's deity.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly.
  • v. To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.
  • verb-intransitive. To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To beg for; seek or invoke by earnest prayer: as, to supplicate a blessing.
  • To address or appeal to in prayer: as, to supplicate the throne of grace.
  • Synonyms Request, Beg, etc. See ask, and list under solicit.
  • To entreat humbly; beseech; implore; petition.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. ask humbly (for something)
  • v. ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
  • v. make a humble, earnest petition
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beg    implore    pray    call for    request   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    importune    beg    implore    solicit    petition