GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Supplicate , 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.]
   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.
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   To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity.
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   Syn. -- To beseech; entreat; beg; petition; implore; importune; solicit; crave. See Beseech.
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   Supplicate, v. i. To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.
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   A man can not brook to supplicate or beg.
   Bacon.
   
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