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entreat

/ənˈtɹiːt/

noun

Meaning

  • An entreaty.

verb

Meaning

  • To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask for earnestly.

  • To beseech or supplicate (a person); to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to try to persuade.

  • To invite; to entertain.

  • To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.

  • To make an earnest petition or request.

  • To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.