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• a variation of entreat.

intreat

American  

[in-treet] / ɪnˈtrit /

verb (used with or without object)

1. an archaic variant of entreat.

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intreat British  

/ ɪnˈtriːt /

verb

1. an archaic spelling of entreat

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Other Word Forms

• intreatment
  noun
• intreatingly
  adverb

Example Sentences

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intreat

PRINCESS.—I intreat that you will tell me who this white bull is, for whom I feel such extraordinary sentiments, which both affect and alarm me.

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by

O Lady Stanley," he continued, "do not—do not, I intreat you, use me so hardly.

From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana

They then sent a Deputation to his Majesty, to intreat him to come immediately, with the Queen his Consort, to take possession of the Throne.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

We will not, however, anticipate the result, but intreat our readers to suspend their guesses, and again accompany us to the chamber where lay the heir of Buckley, still grievously tormented.

From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by Roby, John

I command—I intreat you—to say nothing of what you know—not even to Walter—and above all, speak not of him, as you have done just now.

From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne