Thesaurus / entreat
FEEDBACKHow to use entreat in a sentence
Of course Edna would like to hear Mademoiselle Reisz play; but she feared it would be useless to entreat her.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINAnd we earnestly entreat all colored persons who can, to study, and have their children taught Spanish.
THE CONDITION, ELEVATION, EMIGRATION, AND DESTINY OF THE COLORED PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATESMARTIN R. DELANY“Put it down,” repeated Conscience authoritatively, deigning no longer to argue or entreat.
ERIC, OR LITTLE BY LITTLEFREDERIC W. FARRAROf the charges themselves I shall offer no opinion, but entreat every member to judge for himself.
DECLINE OF SCIENCE IN ENGLANDCHARLES BABBAGELet us entreat honest men not to take names for things, nor pretences for proofs.
SELECT SPEECHES OF DANIEL WEBSTERDANIEL WEBSTERWith eyes overflowing with tears, and in the humblest attitude, I entreat you.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFTELIZABETH ROBINS PENNELLI called to her, "I entreat you to listen to me for a moment."
THE ROSE OF OLD ST. LOUISMARY DILLONBut do not ask me why—do not ask me anything, I entreat you—I could not answer you.'
THE CHILD OF PLEASUREGABRIELE D'ANNUNZIOYou shall see me some other time—whenever you like, but go now, I entreat you——'
THE CHILD OF PLEASUREGABRIELE D'ANNUNZIOTell me, I entreat you; for Sir Wycherly and my father are both unnerved!
THE TWO ADMIRALSJ. FENIMORE COOPERWORDS RELATED TO ENTREAT
- beats the bushes
- bird-dogs
- bob for
- casts about
- chases
- combs
- delves
- delves for
- digs for
- dragnets
- explores
- fans
- ferrets out
- fish for
- fishes
- follows
- goes after
- gun for
- hunts
- inquires
- investigates
- is after
- leaves no stone unturned
- looks about
- looks around
- looks high and low
- mouses
- noses
- prowls
- pursues
- quests
- ransacks
- roots
- runs after
- scouts
- scratches
- searches for
- searches out
- sniffs out
- tracks down
- accost
- apply
- approach
- ask
- beg
- beseech
- bespeak
- bum
- cadge
- call
- canvass
- challenge
- claim
- come on to
- crave
- demand
- desire
- drum
- drum up
- entreat
- exact
- go
- hawk
- hit on
- hit up
- hustle
- implore
- importune
- inquire
- mooch
- panhandle
- pass the hat
- peddle
- petition
- postulate
- pray
- promote
- proposition
- query
- question
- refer
- request
- require
- requisition
- resort
- seduce
- seek
- sponge
- steer
- sue for
- supplicate
- touch
- tout
- turn
- whistle for
- accuse
- appeal
- beg
- beseech
- bring an action
- charge
- claim
- claim damages
- contest
- demand
- drag into court
- enter a plea
- entreat
- file
- file a claim
- file suit
- follow up
- haul into court
- have the law on
- have up
- indict
- institute legal proceedings
- litigate
- petition
- plead
- prefer charges against
- prosecute
- pull up
- put away
- see in court
- solicit
- summon
- supplicate
- take out after
- take to court
- adjure
- advance
- advise
- advocate
- appeal to
- ask
- attract
- beseech
- champion
- charge
- commend
- compel
- conjure
- counsel
- countenance
- drive
- egg on
- endorse
- entreat
- exhort
- favor
- fire up
- force
- further
- goad
- hasten
- impel
- implore
- incite
- induce
- influence
- insist on
- inspire
- instigate
- maneuver
- move
- plead
- press
- promote
- prompt
- propel
- propose
- push
- put up to
- rationalize
- recommend
- request
- sanction
- solicit
- speak for
- spur
- stimulate
- support
- tempt
- wheedle
- adjures
- advances
- advises
- advocates
- appeals to
- asks
- attracts
- beseeches
- champions
- charges
- commends
- compels
- conjures
- counsels
- countenances
- drives
- egg on
- endorses
- entreats
- exhorts
- favors
- fires up
- forces
- furthers
- goads
- hastens
- impels
- implores
- incites
- induces
- influences
- insists on
- inspires
- instigates
- maneuvers
- moves
- pleads
- presses
- promotes
- prompts
- propels
- proposes
- pushes
- puts up to
- rationalizes
- recommends
- requests
- sanctions
- solicits
- speaks for
- spurs
- stimulates
- supports
- tempts
- wheedles
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