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verb (used without object)
1.
to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
verb (used with object)
2.
to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly.
3.
to seek or ask for by humble entreaty.
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Supplicate
is one of our favorite verbs.
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| to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about. |
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin supplicātus (past participle of supplicāre to kneel), equivalent to supplic-, stem of supplex submissive, suppliant (see supple) + -ātus -ate1
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin supplicātus (past participle of supplicāre to kneel), equivalent to supplic-, stem of supplex submissive, suppliant (see supple) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
sup·pli·cat·ing·ly, adverb
non·sup·pli·cat·ing, adjective
pre·sup·pli·cate, verb (used with object), pre·sup·pli·cat·ed, pre·sup·pli·cat·ing.
un·sup·pli·cat·ed, adjective
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- Singers supplicate in an imagined church and dance at an imagined party.
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