entreat

entreat

9 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

1. v. t. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use. Source: opted
2. v. t. 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. Source: opted
3. v. t. To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade. Source: opted
4. v. t. To invite; to entertain. Source: opted
5. v. i. To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty. Source: opted
6. v. i. To make an earnest petition or request. Source: opted
7. n. Entreaty. Source: opted
8. v. ask for or request earnestly Source: wordnet
9. v:100 v ask for or request earnestly Source: ecdict

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