entreat | Definition of entreat

Synonyms and Antonyms of entreat

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner

she began her letter by entreating me to forgive the belatedness of her reply

Synonyms of entreat

appeal (to), beg, beseech, besiege, conjure, impetrate, implore, importune, petition, plead (to), pray, solicit, supplicate

Words Related to entreat

bludge [chiefly Australian & New Zealand], cadge, mooch, sponge

ask, desire, invoke, request, sue

claim, coerce, command, compel, demand, force, insist, require

Phrases Synonymous with entreat

call on (or upon)

Near Antonyms of entreat

hint, imply, intimate, suggest

appease, conciliate, gratify, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, please, satisfy

comfort, console, content, quiet