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EntreatedEntreat 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. Entreater
Entreater En*treat"er, n.
One who entreats; one who asks earnestly; a beseecher.
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