entreat

  1. Noun.  (alternative form of, entreaty) .
  2. Verb.  To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.
  3. Verb.  To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to importune.
  4. Verb.  To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade.
  5. Verb.  To invite; to entertain.
  6. Verb.  To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.
  7. Verb.  To make an earnest petition or request.

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