Complete Definition of "entreat"

English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�t|-i�t

Noun
entreat

  1. Entreaty.

Verb
to entreat

  1. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.
  2. 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.
  3. To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade.
  4. To invite; to entertain.
  5. To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.
  6. To make an earnest petition or request.

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