Supplicate

verb

/ˈsʌplɪkeɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo humble oneself before (another) in making a request; to beg or beseech.

2.verbTo entreat for; to ask for earnestly and humbly.

"to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel"

3.verbTo address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.

"to supplicate the Deity"

4.verb(Oxford University) To request that an academic degree is awarded at a ceremony.

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