- entreatment
- noun see entreat
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entreatment
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Entreatment — En*treat ment, n. Entreaty; invitation. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
entreatment — See entreatingly. * * * … Universalium
entreatment — n. act of entreating, act of beseeching, act of imploring … English contemporary dictionary
entreatment — noun 1. obsolete : treatment 2. obsolete : favor entreated set your entreatments at a higher rate than a command to parley Shakespeare … Useful english dictionary
entreat — verb Etymology: Middle English entreten, from Anglo French entreter, from en + treter to treat Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. obsolete a. negotiate b. intercede 2. to make an earnest request … New Collegiate Dictionary
Moses Schorr — Moses Schorr, ca. 1921 Born May 10, 1874(1874 05 10) Przemyśl, Galicia Died July 8, 1942( … Wikipedia
entreat — entreatingly, adv. entreatment, n. /en treet /, v.t. 1. to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg: to entreat the judge for mercy. 2. to ask earnestly for (something): He entreated help in his work. v.i. 3. to make an earnest request or… … Universalium
precatory — prekÉ™tÉ”rɪ / trɪ adj. expressing a request, supplicatory, comprising an entreatment … English contemporary dictionary
demand — [n] question, request appeal, application, arrogation, bid, bidding, call, call for, charge, claim, clamor, command, counterclaim, entreatment, entreaty, exaction, impetration, imploration, importunity, imposition, inquiry, insistence, interest,… … New thesaurus
entreat — [en trēt′, intrēt′] vt. [ME entreten, to treat, deal with, beseech < Anglo Fr entretier < OFr entraiter < en , in + traiter: see TREAT] 1. Archaic to behave toward; treat 2. to ask earnestly; beg; beseech; implore vi. 1. to make an… … English World dictionary
