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