Supplicate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsʌplɪkeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Supplicate is a verb meaning To make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
Meaning
To make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
More Meanings
- To ask or request (something) humbly and sincerely, especially from a person in authority; to beg or entreat for.
- To humbly request for something, especially to someone in a position of authority; to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
Example Sentences
[A]nd vvhat art thou that ſupplicateſt my aſſiſtance?
to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel
Peter nobly acknowledgeth error, ſuſpecteth an interfering Devil, and ſupplicateth his Reader— […]
[H]e had been conjoined with Petrarch to supplicate Clement VI. to remove the Holy See from Avignon to Rome.
Word Forms
- supplicates
- supplicating
- supplicated
Synonyms for supplicate
Depending on context, synonyms include beseech, entreat, implore, petition, plead, obsecrate.
Antonyms for supplicate
Common opposites include demand, insist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include entreat, plead, pray, solicit, invocate, solicitate.
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