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impetrate

[im-pi-treyt]

verb (used with object), -trat·ed, -trat·ing.

to obtain by entreaty.

to entreat; ask for.

Origin:
1525–35; < Latin impetrātus past participle of impetrāre to obtain by asking, equivalent to im- im-¹ + -petrā(re), combining form of patrāre to bring to completion, accomplish, derivative of pater father + -tus past participle suffix

Related forms

im·pe·tra·tion, noun

im·pe·tra·tive, im·pe·tra·to·ry

[im-pi-truh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

im·pe·tra·tor, noun

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impetrate (ˈɪmpɪˌtreɪt)

—vb
1.	to supplicate or entreat for, esp by prayer
2.	to obtain by prayer

[C16: from Latin impetrāre to procure by entreaty, from -petrāre, from patrāre to bring to pass, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Latin pater a father]

impe'tration

—n

'impetrative

—*adj*

'impetrator

—n

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