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Webster 1913 Edition


Supplicate

Sup′pli-cate

,
Verb.
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
,
Verb.
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
.

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.
[L. supplico; sub and plico. See Suppliant.]
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.
To entreat; to beseech; to implore; to petition with earnestness and submission.
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)

  1. (transitive) To humble oneself before (another) in making a request; to beg or beseech.
  2. (transitive) To entreat for; to ask for earnestly and humbly.
    to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel
  3. (transitive) To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.
    to supplicate the Deity
  4. (intransitive, Oxford University) To request that an academic degree is awarded at a ceremony.

Related terms

Translations


Italian

Verb

supplicate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of supplicare
  2. second-person plural imperative of supplicare
  3. feminine plural of supplicato

Latin

Verb

supplicāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of supplicō