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supplicate

sup·pli·cate

supplicate

 
pronunciation:
suhp l keIt
parts of speech:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: supplicates, supplicating, supplicated
definition: to request something humbly and beseechingly.
synonyms:
beg, beseech, implore, plead
similar words:
appeal, entreat, importune, petition, pray, request, sue
 
part of speech: transitive verb
definition 1: to make a humble request to; entreat.
synonyms:
adjure, beg, beseech, entreat, implore, pray
similar words:
petition, request
definition 2: to humbly request (something).
synonyms:
beseech, entreat, invoke, pray
similar words:
beg, implore, request
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derivation: supplicatingly (adv.)