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entreated

verb

Meaning

  1. To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask for earnestly.
  2. To beseech or supplicate (a person); to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to try to persuade.
  3. To invite; to entertain.
  4. To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.
  5. To make an earnest petition or request.
  6. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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