beseecher

be·seech

 (bĭ-sēch′)

tr.v. be·sought (-sôt′) or be·seeched, be·seech·ing, be·seech·es

1. To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore: beseech them for help. See Synonyms at beg.

2. To request earnestly; beg for: "She unnerved him by receiving him in bed, bursting into tears, and beseeching his pardon" (Leo Damrosch).

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[Middle English bisechen, from Old English besēcan : be-, be- + sēcan, to seek; see seek.]

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be·seech′er n.

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