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  1. to try very hard to persuade someone to do something: [ + to infinitive ] We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables. Synonyms. adjure formal. appeal (REQUEST) beg. beseech old use or literary. plead (REQUEST) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to beg for something or beg someone to do something.

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  3. The meaning of ENTREAT is to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently. How to use entreat in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Entreat.

  4. verb (used with object) to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg: to entreat the judge for mercy. Synonyms: solicit, sue, importune, pray. to ask earnestly for (something): He entreated help in his work.

  5. To entreat is to ask for something that is really important, like when you entreat the jury to spare your life. The verb entreat implies that the person doing the entreating is really serious about what has to happen.

  6. to try very hard to persuade someone to do something: [ + to infinitive ] We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables. Synonyms. adjure formal. appeal (REQUEST) beg. beseech old use or literary. plead (REQUEST) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to beg for something or beg someone to do something.

  7. to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg. to entreat the judge for mercy. 2. to ask earnestly for (something) He entreated help in his work. intransitive verb. 3. to make an earnest request or petition. SYNONYMS 1. pray, importune, sue, solicit.

  8. Definition of entreat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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