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    entreat
    /ɪnˈtriːt/

    verb

    • 1. ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something: "his friends entreated him not to go"
    • 2. treat (someone) in a specified manner: archaic "the King, I fear, hath ill entreated her"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishENTREAT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to try very hard to persuade someone to do something: [ + to infinitive ] We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables. Synonyms. adjure formal. appeal (REQUEST) beg. beseech old use or literary. plead (REQUEST) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to beg for something or beg someone to do something.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › entreatEntreat Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ENTREAT is to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently. How to use entreat in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Entreat.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › entreatEntreat - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    To entreat is to ask for something that is really important, like when you entreat the jury to spare your life. The verb entreat implies that the person doing the entreating is really serious about what has to happen.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishentreat verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of entreat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryENTREAT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ENTREAT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of entreat in English. entreat. verb [ T ] us / ɪnˈtriːt / uk / ɪnˈtriːt / Add to word list. to try very hard to persuade someone to do something: [ + to infinitive ] We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables. Synonyms. adjure formal. appeal (REQUEST)

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishENTREAT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. If you entreat someone to do something, you ask them very politely and seriously to do it. [formal] Trevor entreated them to delay their departure. [VERB noun to-infinitive] 'Call me Earl!' he entreated. [VERB with quote] I earnestly entreat that we don't get caught out again. [VERB that]

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › entreatEntreat - definition of entreat by The Free Dictionary

    1. to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg. 2. to ask earnestly for (something).

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › entreat_ventreat, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    entreative, adj. 1598–. Browse more nearby entries. entreat, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishENTREAT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    ENTREAT definition: to try very hard to persuade someone to do something. Learn more.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › entreatentreat - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jul 10, 2024 · entreat (third-person singular simple present entreats, present participle entreating, simple past and past participle entreated) To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask for earnestly.