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supplicating |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Supplicate \Sup"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplicated}; p. pr & vb n. {Supplicating}.] [L. 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}, v. t.). Cf {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 gospel. 2. 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}.
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