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verb (used with object)
1.
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg: to entreat the judge for mercy.
2.
to ask earnestly for (something): He entreated help in his work.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make an earnest request or petition.
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| entreat or intreat (ɪnˈtriːt) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| [C15: from Old French entraiter, from | |
| intreat or intreat | |
| —vb | |
| [C15: from Old French entraiter, from | |
| en'treatingly or intreat | |
| —adv | |
| in'treatingly or intreat | |
| —adv | |
| en'treatment or intreat | |
| —n | |
| in'treatment or intreat | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
entreat
mid-14c., "to treat (someone) in a certain way," from Anglo-Fr. entretier, from O.Fr. entraiter, from en- "make" + traiter "treat." Meaning "to beseech, implore" is first attested c.1500.
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