intreat
an archaic variant of entreat.
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How to use intreat in a sentence
Merely anxious and intreating, she dragged herself on her knees towards the priest.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole FranceI have a thousand reasons, my dearest Madam, for intreating you to excuse my staying some time longer at Quebec.
The History of Emily Montague | Frances BrookeShrewsbury vied with each other in intreating William to forego his plan.
A History of England, Period III. | Rev. J. Franck BrightBut yet he promised to doo what he could by waie of intreating that he might be released.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) | Raphael HolinshedWhereunto they both assented and swore to performe it, intreating him not to be ashamed to requyre it.
The Palace of Pleasure | William Painter
British Dictionary definitions for intreat
/ (ɪnˈtriːt) /
an archaic spelling of entreat
Derived forms of intreat
- intreatingly, adverb
- intreatment, noun
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