entreat

[ en-treet ]
/ ɛnˈtrit /
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verb (used with object)

to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg: to entreat the judge for mercy.
to ask earnestly for (something): He entreated help in his work.

verb (used without object)

to make an earnest request or petition.

Origin of entreat

1300–50; Middle English entreten < Middle French entrait(i)er. See en-1, treat

synonym study for entreat

1. See appeal.

OTHER WORDS FROM entreat

Words nearby entreat

entrapment, entrapment neuropathy, entre nous, entre-deux-mers, entreasure, entreat, entreaty, entrechat, entrecôte, entrelac, entremets

Words related to entreat

urge, beseech, wheedle, coax, invoke, pray, ask, pester, request, beg, importune, implore, crave, plague, enjoin, press, exhort, supplicate, blandish, petition

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British Dictionary definitions for entreat

entreat

intreat

/ (ɪnˈtriːt) /

verb

to ask (a person) earnestly; beg or plead with; implore
to make an earnest request or petition for (something)
an archaic word for treat (def. 4)

Derived forms of entreat

entreatingly or intreatingly, adverb entreatment or intreatment, noun

Word Origin for entreat

C15: from Old French entraiter, from en- 1 + traiter to treat