impetrate
verb
im·pe·trate ˈim-pə-ˌtrāt 
impetrated; impetrating
transitive verb
1
: to obtain by request or entreaty
2
: to ask for : entreat
impetration
ˌim-pə-ˈtrā-shən
noun 
Synonyms
- appeal (to)
- beg
- beseech
- besiege
- conjure
- entreat
- implore
- importune
- petition
- plead (to)
- pray
- solicit
- supplicate
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Example Sentences
since deists do not believe in a Creator who interferes in human affairs, they generally regard as fruitless any effort to impetrate Him for divine favors
Word History
Etymology
Latin impetratus, past participle of impetrare, from in- + patrare to accomplish — more at perpetrate
First Known Use
circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1
impetrates
verb
as in begs
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner since deists do not believe in a Creator who interferes in human affairs, they generally regard as fruitless any effort to impetrate Him for divine favors Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- begs
- petitions
- appeals (to)
- pleads (to)
- entreats
- prays
- asks
- conjures
- supplicates
- calls upon
- implores
- importunes
- calls on
- beseeches
- bludges
- requires
- besieges
- solicits
- requests
- invokes
- sponges
- forces
- cadges
- sues
- desires
- compels
- demands
- insists
- claims
- coerces
- mooches
- commands
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- implies
- suggests
- hints
- contents
- pleases
- gratifies
- satisfies
- appeases
- intimates
- mollifies
- obliges
- conciliates
- pacifies
- comforts
- placates
- consoles
- quiets
- antidi
- antidiabetic
- antidiabetics
- antidiarrheal
- antidiarrheals
- antidiarrhoeal
- antidifferentiation
- antidiphtheritic
- antidiscrimination
- multiversity
- multivibrator
- multivibrators
- multivincular
- multivious
- multivitamin
- multivitamins
- multivocal
- multivocals
- multivoiced
- multivoltine
- multivolume
- multiwall
- multiwarhead
- multiwavelength
- multiyear