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entreat

en·treat [ in trt, en trt ] (past and past participle en·treat·ed, present participle en·treat·ing, 3rd person present singular en·treats)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
plead desperately: to beg somebody for something, often repeatedly

[14th century. < Old French entraitier "treat in (a certain way)" < traitier (see treat)]

en·treat·ing·ly adverb
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