intreat

[ in-treet ]

/ ɪnˈtrit /

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verb (used with or without object)

an archaic variant of entreat.

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How to use intreat in a sentence

In vain poor Caspar intreated; they would not even listen to him.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls|Various
His love had a limit: he prayed and intreated for a time, but at length he grew weary, and desisted.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II|Various
Major Cerwood, who joined the party during this discussion, intreated to be banker for both the ladies.
Camilla|Fanny Burney
And, almost involuntarily turning to Mrs. Arlbery, he intreated to be presented to the young Baronet.
Camilla|Fanny Burney

I met with him at my hotel, where he intreated I would take him to Nuremberg, whence he was to proceed to Saxony.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck|Baron Trenck

British Dictionary definitions for intreat

intreat

/ (ɪnˈtriːt) /

verb

an archaic spelling of entreat

Derived forms of intreat

intreatingly, adverbintreatment, noun

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