To supplicate, entreat, implore (a person).

transitive. To beseech, entreat.

To ask (a person) earnestly for something, to beseech; to make devout supplication to (God, a god, or… transitive. To ask earnestly, beseech (God…

transitive. To ask for earnestly in prayer; to make an entreaty for.

transitive. = supplicate, v. 2.

To entreat, beseech, request (transitive and absol.); in quot. 1513, to get by entreaty. Obsolete.

transitive. To make an earnest or humble request to (a person); to ask earnestly or humbly; to beseech, implore, beg. Chiefly with infinitive or…

To request, entreat, beseech.

= pray, v. (Of doubtful use.)

transitive. To beseech, prevail upon by entreaty; = exorate, v.

transitive. To request earnestly, implore.

transitive. To beseech, entreat, petition (a person) with deep emotion (to do something).

To make prayer or supplication to, to beseech (a person). Obsolete.

transferred. To ask as a favour or act of grace; hence to ask humbly, earnestly, supplicatingly; to… transitive. To beg a person to do a thing.

In various nonce-uses belonging or related to plead, v. To entreat.

transitive. To beguile, cajole, coax, wheedle; to entice, wheedle into going, to a place. Also, in good sense: To beseech, entreat. Also absol. and in…

To entreat or beseech (a person, etc.).