Definition of Entreats. Meaning of Entreats. Synonyms of Entreats

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Definition of Entreats

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 Entreats from wikipedia

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- Gently My Songs Entreat (German: Leise flehen meine Lieder) is a 1933 Austrian-German musical film directed by Willi Forst and starring Marta Eggerth...
- the jungle, and fearless of remote places. In the hymn, the supplicant entreats her to explain how she wanders so far from the fringe of civilisation without...
- identity of the state. Through their dance and music, the Himachali people entreat their gods during local festivals and other special occasions. There are...
- Amb****ador Marilyn McAfee. In the recording, Amb****ador McAfee verbally entreated "Murphy." The CIA circulated a memo in the highest Washington circles...
- 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...
- reconciliation. For example, in the story "The Flying Stars", Father Brown entreats the character Flambeau to give up his life of crime: "There is still youth...
- celebrated at Athens. Zeus Meilichios/ Meilikhios (Μειλίχιος; "Zeus the Easily-Entreated") There was a sanctuary south of the Ilissos river at Athens. Mêkhaneus...
- negotiations with the Lombards, and upon the failure of those negotiations, entreated King Pepin the Short of the Franks to intervene on its behalf. Pepin defeated...
- w****s of Lent in 387, John preached more than twenty homilies in which he entreated the people to see the error of their ways. These made a lasting impression...