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supplicate
(encz) | supplicate,snažně prosit Zdeněk Brož |
Supplicate
(gcide) | Supplicate \Sup"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplicated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Supplicating.] [L. supplicatus, p. p. of
supplicare to supplicate; of uncertain origin, cf. supplex,
supplicis, humbly begging or entreating; perhaps fr. sub
under + a word akin to placare to reconcile, appease (cf.
Placable), or fr. sub under + plicare to fold, whence the
idea of bending the knees (cf. Ply, v. t.). Cf. Supple.]
1. To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for
earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on
Christian efforts to spread the gospel.
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2. To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to
supplicate the Deity.
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Syn: To beseech; entreat; beg; petition; implore; importune;
solicit; crave. See Beseech.
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Supplicate
(gcide) | Supplicate \Sup"pli*cate\, v. i.
To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.
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A man can not brook to supplicate or beg. --Bacon.
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supplicate
(wn) | supplicate
v 1: ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for
clemency"
2: make a humble, earnest petition; "supplicate for permission"
3: ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; "supplicate God's
blessing" |
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supplicate
(encz) | supplicate,snažně prosit Zdeněk Brož |
Supplicated
(gcide) | Supplicate \Sup"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplicated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Supplicating.] [L. supplicatus, p. p. of
supplicare to supplicate; of uncertain origin, cf. supplex,
supplicis, humbly begging or entreating; perhaps fr. sub
under + a word akin to placare to reconcile, appease (cf.
Placable), or fr. sub under + plicare to fold, whence the
idea of bending the knees (cf. Ply, v. t.). Cf. Supple.]
1. To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for
earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on
Christian efforts to spread the gospel.
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2. To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to
supplicate the Deity.
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Syn: To beseech; entreat; beg; petition; implore; importune;
solicit; crave. See Beseech.
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supplicate
(wn) | supplicate
v 1: ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for
clemency"
2: make a humble, earnest petition; "supplicate for permission"
3: ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; "supplicate God's
blessing" |
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