as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
since deists do not believe in a Creator who interferes in human affairs, they generally regard as fruitless any effort to impetrate Him for divine favors
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There’s a brilliant scene in which Linda unspools a throwdown rant at O’Brien’s character, begging him to help her but not willing to meet him halfway on the patient’s couch.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
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Anderson doesn’t have to beg anybody to take Hardy seriously anymore.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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No Azure for Apartheid The group has been asking Microsoft to listen to the more than 1,500 employees who petitioned the company to endorse a ceasefire.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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As Sportico has covered, the NBA petitioned the Supreme Court in March to review the case.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Impetrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impetrate. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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