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Meaning of 'supplicate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Supplicate [ v. i.]
- To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.
2 . Supplicate [ v. t.]
- To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel.
- To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity.

Meaning of 'supplicate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . supplicate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- ask humbly (for something)
Example in sentence:
  • He supplicated the King for clemency
Meaning (2):
- make a humble, earnest petition
Example in sentence:
  • supplicate for permission
Meaning (3):
- ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
Example in sentence:
  • supplicate God's blessing

Nearby Words:

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