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
impetrating
verb
as in begging
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
- begging
- petitioning
- calling on
- asking
- appealing (to)
- calling upon
- praying
- entreating
- conjuring
- pleading (to)
- imploring
- importuning
- requiring
- supplicating
- beseeching
- besieging
- soliciting
- invoking
- requesting
- suing
- cadging
- forcing
- compelling
- desiring
- bludging
- insisting
- demanding
- claiming
- coercing
- sponging
- mooching
- commanding
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- implying
- suggesting
- intimating
- hinting
- gratifying
- satisfying
- pleasing
- comforting
- appeasing
- obliging
- consoling
- conciliating
- placating
- contenting
- pacifying
- mollifying
- quieting