Meaning & use
entreat
To ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something.
See it in a sentence
She entreated her brother to reconsider before making such a permanent decision.
The villagers entreated the king for mercy after the failed harvest.
A note on using this word
Entreat is more formal and literary than simply asking, often suggesting real urgency or desperation.
Words with a similar meaning
begimplore
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