EGAVE

supplicate

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
    to supplicate the Deity
  2. verb To make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
    to supplicate the Deity
  3. verb Of a member of the university, or an alumnus or alumna of another university seeking a degree ad eundem: to make a formal request (to the university) that an academic degree be awarded to oneself.
  4. verb To make a humble request to (a deity or other spiritual being) in a prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.
    to supplicate the Deity
  5. verb To ask or request (something) humbly and sincerely, especially from a person in authority; to beg or entreat for.
    to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel
  6. verb To humbly request for something, especially to someone in a position of authority; to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
  7. verb To humbly request for something, especially to someone in a position of authority; to beg, to beseech, to entreat.
  8. verb Of a member of the university, or an alumnus or alumna of another university seeking a degree ad eundem: to formally request that an academic degree be awarded to oneself.

Similar words

entreat plead pray solicit invocate solicitate subpoena allege conjure postulate

Often followed by

the for you your him his and god that

Word family

supplicated supplicates supplicating supplication supplications

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