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entreat

[ en-treet ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:

    to entreat the judge for mercy.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to ask earnestly for (something):

    He entreated help in his work.



verb (used without object)

  1. to make an earnest request or petition.

entreat

/ ɪˈٰː /

verb

  1. to ask (a person) earnestly; beg or plead with; implore
  2. to make an earnest request or petition for (something)
  3. an archaic word for treat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰ𲹳پԲ, adverb
  • ˈٰ𲹳ٳԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٰ𲹳iԲ· adverb
  • ·ٰ𲹳mԳ noun
  • ԴDze·ٰ𲹳iԲ adjective
  • non·ٰ𲹳iԲ· adverb
  • ܲe·ٰ𲹳Ļ adjective
  • ܲe·ٰ𲹳iԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of entreat1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English entreten, from Middle French entrait(i)er; en- 1, treat
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of entreat1

C15: from Old French entraiter, from en- 1+ traiter to treat
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Synonym Study

See appeal.
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Example Sentences

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That prompted the owner of Bookshop Santa Cruz, another local landmark, to print T-shirts and bumper stickers entreating fellow residents to “Keep Santa Cruz Weird.”

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“Some of them didn’t know their way here,” said Bah, adding that she entreated them to participate despite their mistrust.

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Corgan and company plan to release the album in three parts, and the first glimpse, “Beguiled,” entreats the listener to “return the faith” over a metallic palm-muted riff reminiscent of the band’s old days.

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Wake up to joy, it entreats, before it’s too late.

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In one, a Milanese lawyer asks the Vatican to intervene in favor of his Jewish clients; another is from nuns entreating the Vatican to help a family of Jews travel to the United States.

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