entreatment

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en·treat

(ĕn-trēt′)

v. en·treat·ed, en·treat·ing, en·treats

v.tr.

1. To make an earnest request of (someone). See Synonyms at beg.

2. To ask for earnestly; petition for: "She made a hasty gesture with her hand, as if to entreat my patience and my silence" (Charles Dickens).

3. Archaic To deal with; treat.

v.intr.

To make an earnest request or petition.

[Middle English entreten, from Anglo-Norman entreter : en-, causative pref.; see en-¹ + treter, to treat; see treat.]

en·treat′ing·ly adv.

en·treat′ment n.

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