entreat
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appeal (to), beg, beseech, besiege, conjure, impetrate, implore, importune, petition, plead (to), pray, solicit, supplicate
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Trump entreated black voters at numerous whistle stops. — Deroy Murdock, National Review, "Don’t Ignore Trump Unifying, Anti-Racist Rhetoric," 9 Aug. 2019 In her letters — and as is represented in Gentleman Jack — Anne Lister entreats Ann Walker to a romantic partnership that would appear completely respectable to polite society. — Jeanna Kadlec, Longreads, "The 19th Century Lesbian Made for 21st Century Consumption," 7 June 2019 But when Le Doussal entreated Takeuchi to plot the data again, the scientists saw the first glimpse of the left and right tails. — Quanta Magazine, "At the Far Ends of a New Universal Law," 15 Oct. 2014 But whilst thus entreating him to save her and her family, the slave-driver, who had first bought her, came running in pursuit of her with a raw hide in his hand. — Solomon Jones, Philly.com, "153 years after Juneteenth, black and brown people are still dehumanized in America | Solomon Jones," 19 June 2018 Gregarious guides may entreat visitors to speak from the podium used by Dr. King. — New York Times, "36 Hours in Montgomery, Ala.," 3 May 2018 But her stationery story began in 2009, when a friend entreated Menocal to create invitations for her Palm Beach, Florida, wedding. — Christine Whitney, WSJ, "Three Top Stationers on Their Perfect Pens, Favorite Travel Finds, Inspirations and More," 7 Dec. 2017 Other local families arrive, also entreating Stockton to save them. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "Reimagining The Twilight Zone for the 21st Century," 20 Dec. 2017 Some have written that Kansas City can put together a legitimate bid to entreat Amazon to the City of Fountains. — Max Londberg, kansascity, "Why people say Amazon will choose KC, why it won’t, and why the dream could backfire," 12 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'entreat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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