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Supplicate

  1. verb

    ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer

    “supplicate God's blessing”

  2. verb

    make a humble, earnest petition

    “supplicate for permission”

  3. verb

    ask humbly (for something)

    “He supplicated the King for clemency”

Word family

supplicated · supplicating

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