entreat
en·treat (ĕn-trētʹ) also in·treat (ĭn-)v. en·treat·ed, en·treat·ing, en·treatsv. tr. 1. To make an earnest request of. 2. To ask for earnestly; petition for. 3. Archaic. To deal with; treat.v. intr. To make an earnest request or petition. See Synonyms at beg. [Middle English entreten, from Anglo-Norman entreter: en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + treter, to treat; see treat.] en·treatʹing·ly adv.en·treatʹment n.
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