entreat
Use Entreat in a sentence
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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| —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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Example sentences
Friends and comrades entreat him to go to the rear and have his wound dressed.
High-school and college teachers always entreat their charges to forgo the cramming.
Do thou thyself entreat him, that he may give thee unerring answer.
Companies successfully entreat customers to divulge personal information in return for services.
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