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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈtriːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɛnˈtrit/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(en trēt′)

en•treat /ɛnˈtrit/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object + to + verb]

to ask (a person) with deep feeling;
beg;
implore;
beseech:to entreat the judge to show mercy.

en•treat•ing•ly, adv.

en•treat (en trēt′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to ask (a person) earnestly;
beseech;
implore;
beg:to entreat the judge for mercy.
to ask earnestly for (something):He entreated help in his work.

v.i.

to make an earnest request or petition.

Middle French entrait(i)er. See en-¹, treat
Middle English entreten 1300–50

en•treat′ing•ly, adv.
en•treat′ment, n.

appeal.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

entreat, intreat /ɪnˈtriːt/ vb

to ask (a person) earnestly; beg or plead with; implore
to make an earnest request or petition for (something)
an archaic word for treat

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French entraiter, from en-¹ + traiter to treatenˈtreatment, inˈtreatment n

'entreat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

appeal - intreat - press - adjure - apply - ask - beg - beseech - entreaty - impetrate - implore - importune - nonentreating - obsecrate - plead - pray - precatory - prig - request - unentreatable - unentreated - unentreating - urge - woo - solicit - supplicate

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Synonyms: beg, implore, supplicate, plead, beseech, more...

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