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supplicate

verb
sup·​pli·​cate | \ ˈsə-plə-ˌkāt How to pronounce supplicate (audio) \
supplicated; supplicating

Definition of supplicate

intransitive verb

: to make a humble entreaty especially : to pray to God

transitive verb

1 : to ask humbly and earnestly of
2 : to ask for earnestly and humbly
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Other Words from supplicate

supplication \ ˌsə-​plə-​ˈkā-​shən How to pronounce supplication (audio) \ noun

Choose the Right Synonym for supplicate

beg, entreat, beseech, implore, supplicate, adjure, importune mean to ask urgently. beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking. they begged for help entreat implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance. entreated me to join them beseech and implore imply a deeply felt anxiety. I beseech you to have mercy implored her not to leave him supplicate suggests a posture of humility. with bowed heads they supplicated their Lord adjure implies advising as well as pleading. we were adjured to tell the truth importune suggests an annoying persistence in trying to break down resistance to a request. importuning viewers for contributions

Examples of supplicate in a Sentence

the minister reminded his flock that God is a being to be obeyed and worshipped always and not just someone to be supplicated in times of trouble

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 Women run many Sufi shrines across Tunisia, prepare and serve food for worshipers and the needy, while women are allowed to pray and supplicate at shrines alongside men – a rarity at Islamic sites. — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, "How Tunisia's resilient Sufis have withstood hard-line Islamist attack," 8 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of supplicate

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

History and Etymology for supplicate

Middle English, from Latin supplicatus, past participle of supplicare, from supplic-, supplex supplicant — more at supple

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supplicate

verb
sup·​pli·​cate | \ ˈsə-plə-ˌkāt How to pronounce supplicate (audio) \
supplicated; supplicating

Kids Definition of supplicate

: to ask or beg in a humble way : beseech

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