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1. (v.t.) entreat
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg.
2. entreat
to ask earnestly for (something).
3. (v.i.) entreat
to make an earnest request or petition.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < MF entrait(i)er)
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| Definition of 'entreat' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure
ask for or request earnestly
"The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
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| Definition of 'entreat' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) entreat
entreaty
2. (verb) entreat
to treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use
3. (verb) entreat
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
4. (verb) entreat
to beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade
5. (verb) entreat
to invite; to entertain
6. (verb) entreat
to treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty
7. (verb) entreat
to make an earnest petition or request
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Sense: to ask (a person) earnestly and seriously (to do something).
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 Afrikaans: soebat, smeek |
 Arabic: يَتَوَسَّل إلى، يَتَضَرَّ |
 Bulgarian: умолявам |
 Brazilian: suplicar |
 Czech: prosit |
 German: dringend bitten |
 Danish: bede; trygle; bønfalde |
 Greek: εκλιπαρώ |
 Spanish: suplicar |
 Estonian: hardalt paluma |
 Farsi: تمنا کردن؛ استدعا کردن |
 Finnish: anoa |
 French: supplier |
 Hebrew: לְהַפצִיר |
 Hindi: विनय करना, प्रार्थना करना |
 Croatian: preklinjati |
 Hungarian: esedezik |
 Indonesian: mengimbau |
 Icelandic: biðja innilega |
 Italian: supplicare |
 Japanese: 懇願する |
 Korean: 간청하다 |
 Lithuanian: maldauti |
 Latvian: ļoti lūgt; lūgties |
 Malay: merayu |
 Dutch: smeken |
 Norwegian: bønnfalle, be innstendig |
 Polish: usilnie prosić |
 Persian: تمنا کردن؛ استدعا کردن |
 Pashto: غوښتل، خواهش كول ، غوښتل |
 Portuguese: rogar |
 Romanian: a implora |
 Russian: умолять |
 Slovak: prosiť |
 Slovenian: rotiti |
 Serbian: usrdno moliti |
 Swedish: bönfalla, enträget be |
 Thai: อ้อนวอน |
 Turkish: yalvarmak, rica etmek |
 Taiwanese: 懇求，請求 |
 Ukrainian: благати, прохати |
 Urdu: کسی سے کوئی کام سنجیدگی س |
 Vietnamese: khẩn khoản |
 Chinese: 恳求，请求 |
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