entreat
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entreats; entreated; entreating
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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