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Definition of Entreat

Entreat
Entreat En*treat", v. i. 1. To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty. [Obs.] Of which I shall have further occasion to entreat. --Hakewill. Alexander . . . was first that entreated of true peace with them. --1 Mac. x. 47. 2. To make an earnest petition or request. The Janizaries entreated for them as valiant men. --Knolles.
Entreat
Entreat En*treat", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entreated; p. pr. & vb. n. Entreating.] [OE. entreten to treat, request, OF. entraiter to treat of; pref. en- (L. in) + traitier to treat. See Treat.] 1. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use. [Obs.] Fairly let her be entreated. --Shak. I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well. --Jer. xv. 11. 2. To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to importune. ``Entreat my wife to come.' ``I do entreat your patience.' --Shak. I must entreat of you some of that money. --Shak. Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door. --Poe. Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife. --Gen. xxv. 21. 3. To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade. It were a fruitless attempt to appease a power whom no prayers could entreat. --Rogers. 4. To invite; to entertain. [Obs.] ``Pleasures to entreat.' --Spenser. Syn: To beseech; beg; solicit; crave; implore; supplicate. See Beseech.
Entreat
Entreat En*treat", n. Entreaty. [Obs.] --Ford.

Meaning of Entreat from wikipedia

- Entreat is a live album by English rock band the Cure, recorded at London's Wembley Arena in July 1989. It consists entirely of songs performed from the...
- Gently My Songs Entreat (German: Leise flehen meine Lieder) is a 1933 Austrian-German musical film directed by Willi Forst and starring Marta Eggerth...
- therefore delivers them into the hands of their enemies; the people repent and entreat Yahweh for mercy, which he sends in the form of a leader or champion (a...
- beseeching you to be a good father unto her, as I have heretofore desired. I entreat you also, on behalf of my maids, to give them marriage portions, which...
- abducted the fisherman's soul, leaving his body unconscious. His friends entreated a bomoh (shaman) to heal him. When the bomoh conducted the healing ritual...
- in a number of 1930s films, such as the Schubert biopic Gently My Songs Entreat (1933). Jaray emigrated to the United States following the Anchluss of...
- a 25-day siege, the Banu Qurayza surrendered. The Muslims of Banu Aws entreated Muhammad for leniency, prompting him to suggest that one of their own...
- of 1989 at the Brit Awards. The Cure also released a live album titled Entreat (1991), which compiled songs entirely off Disintegration from their performance...
- Apostles, Erastus, Olympas, Herodian, Sosipater, Quartus and Tertius, entreat the merciful God, to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions. Kontakion...
- him for his past offences "and if he could not soften their hearts, to entreat them at least to allow him the prefecture of Egypt". Suetonius reports...