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entreat
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en·treat  (n-trt) also in·treat (n-)
v. en·treat·ed, en·treat·ing, en·treats
v.tr.
1. To make an earnest request of.
2. To ask for earnestly; petition for.
3. Archaic To deal with; treat.
v.intr.
To make an earnest request or petition. See Synonyms at beg.

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

en·treating·ly adv.
en·treatment n.

entreat
Verb
to ask (someone) earnestly to do something [Old French entraiter]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.entreat - ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
Translations

entreat [ɛnˈtriːt] vtrogar, suplicar
entreat [ɛnˈtriːt] vtsupplier
entreat [ɛnˈtriːt] vt to entreat sb to do sth → jdn anflehen, etw zu tun
entreat [ɛnˈtriːt] vtsupplicare

entreat
v entreat [inˈtriːt]
to ask (a person) earnestly and seriously (to do something). soebat, smeek يَتَوَسَّل إلى، يَتَضَرَّع умолявам prosit bede; trygle; bønfalde dringend bitten εκλιπαρώ suplicar hardalt paluma تمنا کردن؛ استدعا کردن pyytää hartaasti supplier לְהַפצִיר विनय करना, प्रार्थना करना preklinjati esedezik mengimbau biðja innilega supplicare 懇願する 간청하다 maldauti ļoti lūgt; lūgties merayu smeken bønnfalle, be innstendig (om) usilnie prosić rogar a implora умолять prosiť rotiti usrdno moliti bönfalla, enträget be อ้อนวอน yalvarmak, rica etmek 懇求,請求 благати, прохати کسی سے کوئی کام سنجیدگی سے کرنے کی التجا کرنا khẩn khoản
n enˈtreaty
(an) earnest request or plea. smekend تَوَسُّل، تَضَرُّع إلى настойчива молба prosba anmodning; bøn dringende Bitte ικεσία súplica, ruego härras palve استدعا؛ التماس harras pyyntö supplication הַפצָרָה अनुनय-विनय zaklinjanje könyörgés imbauan sárbeiðni supplica 懇願 간청 maldavimas liels lūgums; lūgšanās rayuan smeekbede bønn(falling), trygling usilna prośba, błaganie súplica implorare мольба prosba prošnja usrdna molba enträgen bön (begäran, anhållan) การอ้อนวอน yalvarış, rica 請求 благання, прохання التماس sự yêu cầu khẩn khoản


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