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Definition of Entreat

1. Verb. Ask for or request earnestly. "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

Definition of Entreat

1. v. t. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.

2. v. i. To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.

3. n. Entreaty.

Definition of Entreat

1. Noun. (alternative form of entreaty) ¹

2. Verb. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use. ¹

3. Verb. 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. ¹

4. Verb. To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade. ¹

5. Verb. To invite; to entertain. ¹

6. Verb. To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty. ¹

7. Verb. To make an earnest petition or request. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Entreat

1. to ask for earnestly [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Entreat

1. 1. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use. "Fairly let her be entreated." (Shak) "I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well." (Jer. Xv. 11) 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. "Entreat my wife to come." "I do entreat your patience." "I must entreat of you some of that money." (Shak) "Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door." (Poe) "Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife." (Gen. Xxv. 21) 3. To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade. "It were a fruitless attempt to appease a power whom no prayers could entreat." (Rogers) 4. To invite; to entertain. "Pleasures to entreat." Synonym: To beseech, beg, solicit, crave, implore, supplicate. See Beseech. Origin: OE. Entreten to treat, request, OF. Entraiter to treat of; pref. En- (L. In) + traitier to treat. See Treat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Entreat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Contemporary Review (1869)
"I entreat you to hold fast the word of God, which I have written out of the law ... I entreat also any one who has heard from me iu a sermon or in private ..."

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