entreat
11entreat — [en trēt′, intrēt′] vt. [ME entreten, to treat, deal with, beseech < Anglo Fr entretier < OFr entraiter < en , in + traiter: see TREAT] 1. Archaic to behave toward; treat 2. to ask earnestly; beg; beseech; implore vi. 1. to make an… …
12Entreat — Infobox Album | Name = Entreat Type = Live album Artist = The Cure Released = September 11, 1990 Recorded = July 1989 Genre = Gothic rock, Alternative rock Length = Label = Fiction Records Producer = Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic …
13entreat — v. (formal) (H) to entreat smb. to do smt. * * * [ɪn triːt] (formal) (H) to entreat smb. to do smt …
14entreat — [[t]ɪntri͟ːt[/t]] entreats, entreating, entreated VERB If you entreat someone to do something, you ask them very politely and seriously to do it. [FORMAL] [V n to inf] Trevor Steven entreated them to delay their departure... [V with quote] Call… …
15entreat — UK [ɪnˈtriːt] / US [ɪnˈtrɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms entreat : present tense I/you/we/they entreat he/she/it entreats present participle entreating past tense entreated past participle entreated formal to keep asking someone to do something… …
16entreat — entreatingly, adv. entreatment, n. /en treet /, v.t. 1. to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg: to entreat the judge for mercy. 2. to ask earnestly for (something): He entreated help in his work. v.i. 3. to make an earnest request or… …
17entreat — en|treat [ınˈtri:t] v [T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: entraitier, from traitier; TREAT1] to ask someone, in a very emotional way, to do something for you = ↑beg entreat sb to do sth ▪ His friends entreated him not to go …
18entreat — verb my lord, I entreat you to believe me Syn: implore, beg, plead with, pray, ask, request; bid, enjoin, appeal to, call on, petition, solicit, importune; literary beseech See note at beg …
19entreat — /ɛnˈtrit / (say en treet), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) 1. to make supplication to (a person); beseech; implore: to entreat a person for something. 2. to ask earnestly for (something). –verb (i) 3. to make an earnest request or petition. {Middle… …
20entreat against — index except (object) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
