verb (used with object), im·pe·trat·ed, im·pe·trat·ing.
1.
to obtain by entreaty.
2.
to entreat; ask for.
Origin: 1525–35; < Latinimpetrātus 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 paterfather + -tus past participle suffix
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
[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
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]