entreat (Meaning)
entreat (v)
ask for or request earnestly
entreat (v. t.)
To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.
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.
To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade.
To invite; to entertain.
entreat (v. i.)
To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.
To make an earnest petition or request.
entreat (n.)
Entreaty.
Synonyms & Antonyms of entreat
entreat Sentence Examples
- The desperate family entreated the authorities to help find their missing child.
- She entreated her friend to forgive her for the hurtful words she had spoken.
- The starving man entreated passersby for food, but no one listened.
- The prisoner entreated the judge for leniency, but the judge remained unmoved.
- The lawyer entreated the jury to believe his client's innocence, but the jury remained skeptical.
- The salesperson entreated the customer to buy their product, but the customer was hesitant.
- The politician entreated the voters to support his campaign, but many were undecided.
- The child entreated her parents to let her stay up late, but they refused.
- The artist entreated the museum curator to display her work, but the curator declined.
- The patient entreated the doctor to give him something for the pain, but the doctor refused.
FAQs About the word entreat
ask for or request earnestlyTo treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use., To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to be
beg, petition, plead (to), supplicate, require, conjure, importune, appeal (to), pray, besiege
satisfy, appease, imply, please, hint,suggest, suggest, imply, satisfy, please
The desperate family entreated the authorities to help find their missing child.
She entreated her friend to forgive her for the hurtful words she had spoken.
The starving man entreated passersby for food, but no one listened.
The prisoner entreated the judge for leniency, but the judge remained unmoved.
