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English Dictionary: entreat	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for entreat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
entreat v ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" Synonym(s): bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Entreat \En*treat"\, v. i. 1. To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty. [Obs.] Of which I shall have further occasion to entreat. --Hakewill. Alexander . . . was first that entreated of true peace with them. --1 Mac. x. 47. 2. To make an earnest petition or request. The Janizaries entreated for them as valiant men. --Knolles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Entreat \Entreat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entreating}.] [OE. entreten to treat, request, OF. entraiter to treat of; pref. en- (L. in) + traitier to treat. See {Treat}.] 1. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use. [Obs.] Fairly let her be entreated. --Shak. I will cause the enemy to entreat* thee well. --Jer. xv. 11. 2. To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to importune. [bd]Entreat my wife to come.[b8] [bd]I do entreat your patience.[b8] --Shak. I must entreat of you some of that money. --Shak. Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door. --Poe. Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife. --Gen. xxv. 21. 3. To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade. It were a fruitless attempt to appease a power whom no prayers could entreat. --Rogers. 4. To invite; to entertain. [Obs.] [bd]Pleasures to entreat.[b8] --Spenser. Syn: To beseech; beg; solicit; crave; implore; supplicate. See {Beseech}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Entreat \En*treat"\, n. Entreaty. [Obs.] --Ford.