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entreat

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en⋅treat

  [en-treet]
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.
Origin:
1300–50; ME entreten < MF entrait(i)er. See en- 1 , treat

Related forms:
en⋅treat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
en⋅treat⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
1. pray, importune, sue, solicit. See appeal.
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en·treat   (ěn-trēt')   
v.   en·treat·ed also in·treat·ed, en·treat·ing also in·treat·ing, en·treats also in·treats

v.   tr.

  1. To make an earnest request of.

  2. To ask for earnestly; petition for.

  3. Archaic To deal with; treat.

v.   intr.
To make an earnest request or petition. See Synonyms at beg.

[Middle English entreten, from Anglo-Norman entreter : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + treter, to treat; see treat.]
en·treat'ing·ly adv., en·treat'ment n.
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Word Origin & History

entreat 
c.1340, "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 1502.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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