supplicate
verb (used without object)
to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
supplicates
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present tense formof supplicate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“He found it his reward, Yet supplicates thy blessing and thy prayers, The blessing, saintly Stranger, of thy prayers, Sure at the least unceasingly of mine!”
From The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark by John William Burgon
The starving parent supplicates the young and vigorous child for bread.
From The American Union Speaker by John D. (John Dudley) Philbrick
Therefore, this prisoner implores and supplicates at dawn, seeking strength and confirmation for the beloved of that town.
From Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá
Supplicant, sup′li-kant, adj. supplicating: asking submissively.—n. one who supplicates or entreats earnestly.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Restored to authority, this flag commands, not supplicates.
From The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) by Various
