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To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel.

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  1. v. t. To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel.
  2. v. t. To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity.
  3. v. i. To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.
  4. v. ask humbly (for something)
  5. v. make a humble, earnest petition
  6. v. ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
  7. 1. To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel. 2. To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity. Syn. -- To beseech; entreat; beg; petition; implore; importune; solicit; crave. See Beseech. To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore. A man can not brook to supplicate or beg. Bacon.
  8. To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.A man can not brook to supplicate or beg. Bacon.
  9. v:100 v. ask humbly (for something) v. make a humble, earnest petition v. ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer