supplicate
21supplicate — v 1. pray, implore, entreat, bid, ask, ask for; apply for, seek, request, call upon; appeal to, beseech, plead, beg, Brit. Inf. prig, crave; petition, solicit, obtest, adjure, conjure, Rare. sue; urge, press, importune, insist. 2. seek alms, Inf …
22supplicate — sup·pli·cate …
23supplicate — sup•pli•cate [[t]ˈsʌp lɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to make humble and earnest entreaty 2) to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly 3) to ask for by humble entreaty • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L supplicātus, ptp. of supplicāre …
24supplicate — [c]/ˈsʌpləkeɪt / (say supluhkayt) verb (supplicated, supplicating) –verb (i) 1. to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition. –verb (t) 2. to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly. 3. to seek by humble entreaty. {late Middle… …
25supplicate — To petition in an earnest and humble manner …
26supplicate — [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… …
27supplicate — v. 1 tr. petition humbly to (a person) or for (a thing). 2 intr. (foll. by to, for) make a petition. Derivatives: supplicant adj. & n. supplication n. supplicatory adj. Etymology: ME f. L supplicare (as SUB , plicare bend) …
28Supplicated — Supplicate Sup pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supplicating}.] [L. supplicatus, p. p. of supplicare to supplicate; of uncertain origin, cf. supplex, supplicis, humbly begging or entreating; perhaps fr. sub under + a… …
29Supplicating — Supplicate Sup pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supplicating}.] [L. supplicatus, p. p. of supplicare to supplicate; of uncertain origin, cf. supplex, supplicis, humbly begging or entreating; perhaps fr. sub under + a… …
30supplicant — supplicate ► VERB ▪ ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly. DERIVATIVES supplicant adjective & noun supplication noun supplicatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin supplicare implore …
