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Webster 1913 Edition
Supplicate
Sup′pli-cate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Supplicated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Supplicating
.] [L. ). Cf.
supplicatus
, p. p. of supplicare
to supplicate; of uncertain origin, cf. supplex
, supplicis
, humbly begging or entreating; perhaps fr. sub
under + a word akin to placare
to reconcile, appease (cf. Placable
), or fr. sub
under + plicare
to fold, whence the idea of bending the knees (cf. Ply
, Verb.
T.
Supple
.] 1.
To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly;
as, to
. supplicate
blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel2.
To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant;
as, to
. supplicate
the Deity
Syn. – To beseech; entreat; beg; petition; implore; importune; solicit; crave. See
Beseech
. Sup′pli-cate
,Verb.
I.
To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.
A man can not brook to
supplicate
or beg. Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Supplicate
SUP'PLICATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; as, to supplicate blessings on christian efforts to spread the gospel.2.
To address in prayer; as, to supplicate the throne of grace.SUP'PLICATE
,Verb.
I.
A man cannot brook to supplicate or beg.
Definition 2024
supplicate
supplicate
English
Verb
supplicate (third-person singular simple present supplicates, present participle supplicating, simple past and past participle supplicated)
- (transitive) To humble oneself before (another) in making a request; to beg or beseech.
- (transitive) To entreat for; to ask for earnestly and humbly.
- to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel
- (transitive) To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.
- to supplicate the Deity
- (intransitive, Oxford University) To request that an academic degree is awarded at a ceremony.
Related terms
Translations
beg, beseech
Italian
Verb
supplicate
- second-person plural present indicative of supplicare
- second-person plural imperative of supplicare
- feminine plural of supplicato