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entreat Definition

en·treat (en trēt, in-)

transitive verb

  1. Archaic to behave toward; treat
  2. to ask earnestly; beg; beseech; implore

Etymology: ME entreten, to treat, deal with, beseech < Anglo-Fr entretier < OFr entraiter < en-, in + traiter: see treat

intransitive verb

  1. to make an earnest appeal; plead
  2. Obsolete to speak or write (of)

entreat Related Forms

en·treat·ingly adverb en·treat·ment noun

entreat Synonyms

entreat

v.

beg, implore, supplicate, plead; see beg 1. See syn. study at beg.

entreat Usage Examples

Object

  • favor: And entreat the gracious Favor Of the Child she carried then.
  • attention: It is dated the 10th February; I entreat the attention of the House to it.
  • saint: The tyrant feeling a violent pain in his eyes, entreated the saint to assist him.
  • O: Him do thou never cease to entreat, O blessed one, that He grant us forgiveness of transgressions.
  • reader: We also entreat any reader not to see cyberspace and other new media as a continuation of the tired modernist project.
  • people: Kai sat himself down to wait, sporadically entreating people to buy pegs off an old woman.

Infinitive complement

  • take: But concerning the doctrine, I shall entreat to take heed unto it in these things: ?
  • speak: I have been urged and entreated to speak in public on the subject.

Modifying Another Word

  • earnestly: Earnestly entreats to speak with them; will tell the whole truth.
  • ever: Ever entreating thy Master to have pity upon the world, pray that He free us all from corruption, O holy one.
  • humbly: He says to Hermes, " I do humbly entreat thee, at the going up to the mountain!
  • therefore: I therefore entreat you not to meet together on Wednesday night.
  • now: The dwarves have now entreated us for our assistance, and we intend to provide it.
  • also: I wonder how many of us have also entreated God to spare us those things that scare us?