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supplicate definition

sup·pli·cate (sup′lə kāt′)

transitive verb supplicated -·cat′ed, supplicating -·cat′·ing

  1. to ask for humbly and earnestly, as by prayer
  2. to make a humble request of; petition earnestly

Etymology: ME supplicaten < L supplicatus, pp. of supplicare, to kneel down, pray < sub-, sub- + plicare, to fold, double up: see ply

intransitive verb

to make a humble request or supplication, esp. in prayer

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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