Entreat Definition

ĕn-trēt
entreated, entreating, entreats
verb
entreated, entreating, entreats
To make an earnest request of (someone).
American Heritage
To behave toward; treat.
Webster's New World
To speak or write (of)
Webster's New World
To ask earnestly; beg; beseech; implore.
Webster's New World
To make an earnest appeal; plead.
Webster's New World
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noun

Alternative form of entreaty.

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Other Word Forms of Entreat

Noun

Singular:
entreat
Plural:
entreats

Origin of Entreat

  • Middle English entreten from Anglo-Norman entreter en- causative pref. en–1 treter to treat treat

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman entretier, from Old French entraiter, from en- + traiter.

    From Wiktionary

Entreat Sentence Examples

  • I entreat you to ask the oracle how I can recover my voice.

  • I therefore entreat you not to meet together on Wednesday night.

  • O saint of God, by thy supplications entreat Him to have pity on us all.

  • I will present from you the book you desire to the Royal Society, Mr Boyle, Mr Paget, Mr Flamsteed, and if there be any else in town that you design to gratify that way; and I have sent you to bestow on your friends in the University 20 copies, which I entreat you to accept.

  • As many as are persuaded and believe that what we teach and say is true, and undertake to be able to live accordingly, are instructed to pray and entreat God with fasting, for the remission of their sins that are past, we praying and fasting with them.

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