Supplicate
1 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 word akin… …
2 Supplicate — Sup pli*cate, v. i. To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore. [1913 Webster] A man can not brook to supplicate or beg. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …
3 supplicate — index call (appeal to), desire, importune, plead (implore), pray, press (beseech) …
4 supplicate — (v.) early 15c., from L. supplicatus, pp. of supplicare (see SUPPLICATION (Cf. supplication)). Related: Supplicated; supplicating …
5 supplicate — implore, beseech, entreat, importune, *beg, adjure Analogous words: pray, sue, plead, appeal, petition (see under PRAYER): *ask, request, solicit …
6 supplicate — [v] ask for, pray for appeal, beg, beseech, desire, petition, pray, put in for*, seek, solicit; concept 53 …
7 supplicate — ► VERB ▪ ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly. DERIVATIVES supplicant adjective & noun supplication noun supplicatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin supplicare implore …
8 supplicate — [sup′lə kāt΄] vt. supplicated, supplicating [ME supplicaten < L supplicatus, pp. of supplicare, to kneel down, pray < sub ,SUB + plicare, to fold, double up: see PLY1] 1. to ask for humbly and earnestly, as by prayer 2. to make a humble… …
9 supplicate — v. (formal) (H) to supplicate smb. to do smt. * * * [ sʌplɪkeɪt] (formal) (H) to supplicate smb. to do smt …
10 supplicate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin supplicatus, past participle of supplicare, from supplic , supplex supplicant more at supple Date: 15th century intransitive verb to make a humble entreaty; especially to pray to God… …
11 supplicate — 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.… …
12 supplicate — verb /ˈsʌplɪkeɪt/ a) To humble oneself before another in making a request; to beg. b) To plead with ones deity …
13 supplicate — 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 …
14 supplicate — 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.… …
15 supplicate — [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… …
16 supplicate — sup·pli·cate || sÊŒplɪkeɪt v. earnestly request, humbly entreat, implore, petition …
17 supplicate — [ 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 …
18 supplicate — 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 …
19 supplicate — 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 …
20 supplicate — 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 …
