- entreat
v. (formal) (H) to entreat smb. to do smt.
* * *[ɪn'triːt](formal) (H) to entreat smb. to do smt.
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Entreat — En*treat , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entreating}.] [OE. entreten to treat, request, OF. entraiter to treat of; pref. en (L. in) + traitier to treat. See {Treat}.] 1. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Entreat — Концертный альбом The Cure Дата выпуска 25 марта, 1991 Записан Июль 1989 … Википедия
Entreat — Album par The Cure Sortie 11 septembre 1990 Enregistrement Wembley Arena, juillet 1989 Durée 47 22 Genre … Wikipédia en Français
Entreat — En*treat , v. i. 1. To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of which I shall have further occasion to entreat. Hakewill. [1913 Webster] Alexander . . . was first that entreated of true… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Entreat — En*treat , n. Entreaty. [Obs.] Ford. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
entreat — index bait (lure), call (appeal to), desire, exhort, invoke, petition, plead ( … Law dictionary
entreat — mid 14c., to enter into negotiations; early 15c., to treat (someone) in a certain way, also to plead for (someone), from Anglo Fr. entretier, from O.Fr. entraiter to treat, from en make (see EN (Cf. en ) (1)) + traiter treat (see TREAT (Cf. tre … Etymology dictionary
entreat — *beg, beseech, implore, supplicate, importune, adjure Analogous words: *ask, request, solicit: pray, appeal, plead, petition, sue (see under PRAYER) Contrasted words: withstand, *resist, oppose: dare, *face, brave, challenge … New Dictionary of Synonyms
entreat — [v] plead with appeal to, ask, beg, beseech, blandish, coax, conjure, crave, enjoin, exhort, implore, importune, invoke, pester, petition, plague, pray, press, request, supplicate, urge, wheedle; concepts 48,53 Ant. answer, command, demand … New thesaurus
entreat — ► VERB 1) ask (someone) earnestly or anxiously. 2) ask earnestly or anxiously for. ORIGIN Old French entraitier, from Latin tractare to handle … English terms dictionary
entreat — [en trēt′, intrēt′] vt. [ME entreten, to treat, deal with, beseech < Anglo Fr entretier < OFr entraiter < en , in + traiter: see TREAT] 1. Archaic to behave toward; treat 2. to ask earnestly; beg; beseech; implore vi. 1. to make an… … English World dictionary
