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entreat
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
entreat
(verb)
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entreat
/ɪn
ˈ
triːt/
verb
entreats
;
entreated
;
entreating
entreat
/ɪn
ˈ
triːt/
verb
entreats
;
entreated
;
entreating
Learner's definition of ENTREAT
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to ask (someone) in a serious and emotional way
I
entreat
you to help me.
His parents
entreated
[=
implored, begged
] him to return to school.
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