supplicate

[ suhp-li-keyt ]

/ ˈsʌp lɪˌkeɪt /

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verb (used without object), sup·pli·cat·ed, sup·pli·cat·ing.

to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.

verb (used with object), sup·pli·cat·ed, sup·pli·cat·ing.

to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly.

to seek or ask for by humble entreaty.

Nearby words

suppliance, suppliancy, suppliant, suppliants, the, supplicant, supplicate, supplication, supply, supply and demand, supply chain, supply teacher

Origin of supplicate

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin supplicātus (past participle of supplicāre to kneel), equivalent to supplic-, stem of supplex submissive, suppliant (see supple) + -ātus -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR supplicate

2 implore, crave, solicit, beseech.

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Related forms

sup·pli·cat·ing·ly, adverbsup·pli·ca·to·ry

[suhp-li-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈsʌp lɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivenon·sup·pli·cat·ing, adjectivepre·sup·pli·cate, verb (used with object), pre·sup·pli·cat·ed, pre·sup·pli·cat·ing.

un·sup·pli·cat·ed, adjectiveun·sup·pli·cat·ing, adjectiveun·sup·pli·cat·ing·ly, adverb

Synonym study

2. See appeal.

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Examples from the Web for supplicate

They will never tempt me to supplicate for anything but justice, and that in behalf of others.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems|Walter Savage Landor
If she be not a mother, you will supplicate her to speak of her potential children.
City of Endless Night|Milo Hastings
But he then ordered all in order to supplicate the gods, for evils were impending over many.
The Iliad of Homer (1873)|Homer
I supplicate for no effeminate security—no eternity of indolence and singing—I am prepared for toil as well as enjoyment.
The Limits Of Atheism|George Jacob Holyoake

The cavalier kneels at the beginning, the young lady by-and-by gets tamed down, and then it is she who has to supplicate.
The Vicomte de Bragelonne|Alexandre Dumas

British Dictionary definitions for supplicate

supplicate

/ (ˈsʌplɪˌkeɪt) /

verb

to make a humble request to (someone); plead

(tr) to ask for or seek humbly

Derived Forms

supplicatory, adjective

Word Origin for supplicate

C15: from Latin supplicāre to beg on one's knees; see supple

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