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entreaty

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en·treat·y

[en-tree-tee]
noun, plural -treat·ies.
earnest request or petition; supplication.

Origin:
1515–25; entreat + -y3


appeal, suit, plea, solicitation.

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Example Sentences
  • She found a way to convert commercial entreaty and flimflammery into something pleasing.
  • But again, before the god's majesty, no entreaty was possible.
  • But there is no need to add his own small weight of entreaty.
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entreaty (ɪnˈtriːtɪ)
 
n , pl -treaties
an earnest request or petition; supplication; plea

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entreaty
1520s; see entreat.
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