ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›E›entreat
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entreat
to ask someone earnestly or desperately
Synonyms
- implore
- beseech
- beg
Antonyms
- command
- order
- direct
entreat in a sentence
The villagers entreated the governor to send food before winter arrived.
The prisoner entreated the judge to consider the newly discovered evidence.
Where it comes from
From Old French entraiter, meaning 'to deal with or appeal to.'
Memory hook
ENTREAT sounds like 'in trouble': when in trouble, you may entreat someone for help.
Read it in context
- Against the Metal Arts