supplicate
to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly.
to seek or ask for by humble entreaty.
Origin of supplicate
1synonym study For supplicate
Other words for supplicate
Other words from supplicate
- sup·pli·cat·ing·ly, adverb
- sup·pli·ca·to·ry [suhp-li-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈsʌp lɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- non·sup·pli·cat·ing, adjective
- pre·sup·pli·cate, verb (used with object), pre·sup·pli·cat·ed, pre·sup·pli·cat·ing.
- un·sup·pli·cat·ed, adjective
- un·sup·pli·cat·ing, adjective
- un·sup·pli·cat·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use supplicate in a sentence
Mrs. Brimmer cast a supplicatory look at Miss Keene, and hastily quitted the room.
The Crusade of the Excelsior | Bret HarteIt was the whine of the Hindu beggar, halting, supplicatory, almost revoltingly servile.
The Lamp in the Desert | Ethel M. DellBessie launched a supplicatory glance at madame, then hazarded a doubtful consent, which did not provoke a denial.
The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax | Harriet ParrI was about to reply, but Owen looked at me with such a supplicatory and warning gesture, that I was involuntarily silent.
Rob Roy, Volume 1., Illustrated | Sir Walter ScottNone of them were in a supplicatory style: the Emperor already spoke as a master; he did not entreat, he commanded.
Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I | Fleury de Chaboulon.
British Dictionary definitions for supplicate
/ (ˈsʌplɪˌkeɪt) /
to make a humble request to (someone); plead
(tr) to ask for or seek humbly
Origin of supplicate
1Derived forms of supplicate
- supplicatory, adjective
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