Supplicate

['sʌplɪkeɪt]

Definition

(verb.) ask humbly (for something); 'He supplicated the King for clemency'.

(verb.) ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; 'supplicate God's blessing'.

(verb.) make a humble, earnest petition; 'supplicate for permission'.

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Definition

(v. t.) To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel.

(v. t.) To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity.

(v. i.) To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Beg, implore, pray, invoke, entreat, beseech, importune, solicit, conjure, ADJURE, obtest, call upon, pray to, appeal to, prefer a request to.

v. n. Entreat, beg, pray, petition, sue, implore, put up a prayer, prefer a request or petition.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Pray, beg, entreat, beseech, implore, solicit, crave, importune

ANT:Order, command, insist, dictate, demand

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Definition

v.t. to entreat earnestly: to address in prayer.—n. Supp′licat in the English universities a petition.—adv. Supp′licātingly.—n. Supplicā′tion act of supplicating: in ancient Rome a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory &c.: earnest prayer or entreaty especially in liturgies a litany petition for some special blessing.—adj. Supp′licātory containing supplication or entreaty: humble.—n. Supplicā′vit formerly a writ issued by the King's Bench or Chancery for taking the surety of the peace against a person.

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