entreaty
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7.6
- noun
- /ɪnˈtriːti/
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súplica
- The child looked up with an entreaty in her eyes, hoping her parents would let her stay up late.
- resisted entreaties
They made all these entreaties to the UN, to international organizations.
- They made all these entreaties to the UN, to international organizations.
Examples
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And it works; God hears their entreaty and sheathes his sword.
Academic text (2005) -
They made all these entreaties to the UN, to international organizations.
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And at his entreaty, it was practically arranged that I give you in marriage to him.
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Sir, may we hope... ...that a formal entreaty to the authorities in Richmond... ...may effect a transfer of the entire brigade to the valley?
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In his eyes, I thought I read both entreaty and forgiveness; but I can't be sure.
Fiction book (2001) -
We are not here to make threats, merely entreaties.
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Then, he repeats his whispered entreaty: to clean their refuge.
Fiction book (1995) -
At the mute entreaty in Nate's eyes, she stopped and left the sentence unfinished.
Fiction book (1992) -
Credited in part to the success of Washington's eloquent entreaty, the Atlantans received their funding.
Blog text (22) -
Momoko, unable to withstand her parents' entreaties any longer, would be leaving Matsumoto at the end of the summer.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
289
2.5
A serious request to someone in charge asking for help
195
3.9
A strong request asking people for help or support
136
2.9
A serious request for help or action
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4.6
A request made to a god for help or blessing
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8.7
A humble request for help from someone in power or from God
A strong, urgent request for help
A humble request that someone makes to a person in power
Antonyms
How Earnest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Entreaty comes from the verb entreat, which is built on the same root as treat and originally meant to 'deal with' or negotiate between people. So an entreaty is a serious or emotional 'request'—you are asking someone to act or help.