entreat

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entreat

(verb)

Meaning

to earnestly request or beg

Example

"She had to entreat her parents for permission to go to the party."

Synonyms

begimploreplead

Antonyms

refusereject

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'interrogare', meaning to question or request.
Related word forms
  • verb: entreated
  • noun: entreaty

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