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单词 entreat
释义 en·treat
I. \ə̇n.ˈtrēt, en.- usu -ēd.+V\ verb
Etymology: Middle English entreten, from Middle French entraitier to treat of, from en- en- (I) + traitier to treat — more at treat
transitive verb
1. archaic : to treat or conduct oneself toward : deal with : use
 < all those knights … she foully doth entreat — Edmund Spenser >
2. : to ask earnestly : petition or supplicate urgently : beg for
 < entreat him to hold his revengeful hand — L.M.Montgomery >
 < entreated permission to introduce his friend — Jane Austen >
 < I must … entreat both the patience and attention of the reader — Adam Smith >
3. obsolete
 a. : to beseech or supplicate successfully : prevail upon by pleading : persuade
 b. : to make a concern of : occupy or be occupied with
intransitive verb
1. obsolete
 a. : to negotiate especially for a treaty
 b. : treat, discourse
  < in those old times of which I do entreat — Edmund Spenser >
2. : to make an earnest petition or request : plead
 < accustomed to command, not to entreat — Willa Cather >
Synonyms: see beg
II. noun
obsolete : entreaty
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