Definition of Entreating. Meaning of Entreating. Synonyms of Entreating

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Definition of Entreating

Entreating
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.

Meaning of Entreating 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...
- Singh was crowned king (Rana) in 1572, Akbar sent a number of envoys entreating the Rana to become a v****al like many other Rajput leaders in the region...
- Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab, by William Blake...
- Jones has released four more projects to date. Her current album "The Entreating" is a body a work full of original praise and worship songs co-written...
- Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab by William Blake, 1795...
- 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...
- A sign entreating "silence and respect" at Arlington National Cemetery...
- Ruth The Biblical Naomi entreating her daughters-in-law Ruth and Orpah in this image by William Blake based on the Book of Ruth. Pronunciation /ˈruːθ/...
- romancing one of the daughters of a Fort Ord officer, who might have been entreated to watch out for him when names came up for postings. While returning...
- 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...