verb
- to ask someone earnestly or desperately for something; to plead with
Usage: formal
Examples
- She entreated him to reconsider his decision.
- The villagers entreated the king for mercy.
- I entreat you to listen to my proposal.
- He entreated his parents to let him stay out late.
- The lawyer entreated the jury to find his client innocent.
- They entreated the government for financial aid.
- She entreated her friend not to leave.