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Verb: supplicate  'sú-plu`keyt
  1. Ask humbly (for something)
    "He supplicated the King for clemency"
     
  2. Make a humble, earnest petition
    "supplicate for permission"
     
  3. Ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
    "supplicate God's blessing"

Derived forms: supplicating, supplicates, supplicated

See also: supplicant, supplication, supplicatory

Type of: beg, bespeak, call for, implore, petition, pray, quest, request

Nearest

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