supplicate
11supplicate — supplicatingly, adv. supplicatory /sup li keuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /sup li kayt /, v., supplicated, supplicating. v.i. 1. to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition. v.t. 2. to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly. 3.… …
12supplicate — verb /ˈsʌplɪkeɪt/ a) To humble oneself before another in making a request; to beg. b) To plead with ones deity …
13supplicate — Synonyms and related words: adjure, appeal, appeal to, beg, beseech, call for help, call on, call upon, clamor for, commune with God, conjure, crave, cry for, cry on, cry to, entreat, give thanks, impetrate, implore, importune, imprecate, invoke …
14supplicate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. entreat, petition, pray, beg, beseech. See request, worship. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. petition, pray, beseech; see appeal 1 , beg 1 . See Synonym Study at appeal . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …
15supplicate — [15] Someone who supplicates is etymologically ‘bending or folding up underneath’ – hence ‘kneeling down to pray’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin supplicāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub ‘down, underneath’ and… …
16supplicate — sup·pli·cate || sÊŒplɪkeɪt v. earnestly request, humbly entreat, implore, petition …
17supplicate — [ sʌplɪkeɪt] verb ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly. Derivatives supplicant adjective &noun supplication noun supplicatory adjective Origin ME: from L. supplicat , supplicare implore , from sub from below + placere propitiate …
18supplicate — I. v. a. Beg, implore, pray, entreat, beseech, importune, petition, crave, solicit, call upon, pray to, appeal to, prefer a request to. II. v. n. Entreat, beg, pray, petition, sue, implore, put up a prayer, prefer a request or petition …
19supplicate — verb (I, T) literary to ask or pray for help from someone in power or from God supplication / sVpli keISFn/ noun (U): Paolo knelt and bowed his head in supplication …
20supplicate — verb he supplicated the governor for leniency Syn: entreat, beg, plead with, implore, petition, appeal to, call on, urge, enjoin, importune, sue, ask, request; literary beseech …
