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[ verb ] ask humbly (for something)

Examples

"He supplicated the King for clemency"

Used in print

(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)

White shirted and conservatively cravated drivers stared conspicuously toward the eastern horizon and past my supplicating and accusing gaze .

Related terms

beg supplication

2
[ verb ] make a humble, earnest petition

Examples

"supplicate for permission"

Related terms

petition

3
[ verb ] ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer

Examples

"supplicate God's blessing"

Related terms

request

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