as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
she began her letter by entreating me to forgive the belatedness of her reply
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as in pleading
asking humbly
it was hard to refuse such an amusingly entreating panhandler
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as in begging
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
she began her letter by entreating me to forgive the belatedness of her reply
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Recent Examples of entreat
Zak Doffman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
At Dragonstone, Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) entreats Ser Steffon Darklyn (Anthony Flanagan) to attempt mounting the riderless dragon Seasmoke, because his lineage shows Targaryen blood.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 21 July 2024
The agency is also entreating the diagnostics industry to develop additional kinds of H5N1 tests, to broaden the nation’s portfolio of viral detection capabilities.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 July 2024
Yet both Hindenburg and the sitting Chancellor, Franz von Papen, had been firm never-Hitler men, and naïvely entreated Hitler to recognize his own unsuitability for the role.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
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And always take a moment to reflect and double-check before entreating any personal information and especially financial details.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
At Dragonstone, Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) entreats Ser Steffon Darklyn (Anthony Flanagan) to attempt mounting the riderless dragon Seasmoke, because his lineage shows Targaryen blood.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 21 July 2024
The agency is also entreating the diagnostics industry to develop additional kinds of H5N1 tests, to broaden the nation’s portfolio of viral detection capabilities.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 July 2024
Yet both Hindenburg and the sitting Chancellor, Franz von Papen, had been firm never-Hitler men, and naïvely entreated Hitler to recognize his own unsuitability for the role.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entreat
prayerful
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The conclave is initiated following the death or resignation of a pope and is designed to ensure a prayerful and deliberate decision.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Through The Associated Press, which first reported on the order in August, and National Public Radio, ABC News and others, the story of prayerful nuns vexing giant companies has gone worldwide, placing McCracken, as head of the order’s shareholder activism, at the center.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2025
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“Entreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entreat. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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