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pray

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pray

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner

I pray you: tell me where they went

Synonyms of pray

appeal (to), beg, beseech, besiege, conjure, entreat, impetrate, implore, importune, petition, plead (to), solicit, supplicate

Words Related to pray

bludge [chiefly Australian & New Zealand], cadge, mooch, sponge

ask, desire, invoke, request, sue

claim, coerce, command, compel, demand, force, insist, require

Phrases Synonymous with pray

call on (or upon)

Near Antonyms of pray

hint, imply, intimate, suggest

appease, conciliate, gratify, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, please, satisfy

comfort, console, content, quiet

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See words that rhyme with pray Dictionary: Definition of pray Spanish Central: Translation of pray Nglish: Translation of pray for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of pray for Arabic speakers

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