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verb (used with object)
1.
to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
2.
to beg eagerly for; solicit.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make urgent appeal: Earnestly did I beseech, but to no avail.
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Beseeched
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Word Origin & History
beseech
late 12c., bisecen "to beseech, beg urgently," from be- + M.E. secen "to seek" (see seek). Ger. cognate besuchen is merely "to visit."
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