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Meaning of 'entreat' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Entreat [ n.]
- Entreaty.
2 . Entreat [ v. i.]
- To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.
- To make an earnest petition or request.
3 . Entreat [ v. t.]
- To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.
- To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to importune.
- To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade.
- To invite; to entertain.

Meaning of 'entreat' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . entreat [ v]
Meaning (1):
- ask for or request earnestly
Example in sentence:
  • The prophet bid all people to become good persons

Nearby Words:

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