Supplicate

v. t. [imp. & p. p. SUPPLICATED; p. pr. & vb. n. SUPPLICATING.] [Lat. supplicare, supplicatum, from supplex, supplicis, kneeling down, hence, humbly begging or entreating; It. supplicare, Pg. supplicar, Sp. supplicar, Pr. supplicar, soplegar, sopleiar, Fr. supplier, O. Fr. sopliér, sopleier, soploier, souploier.]

1. To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel.
2. To address in prayer; as, to supplicate the throne of grace.

Syn. — To beseech; entreat; beg; petition; implore; importune; solicit; crave. See BESEECH.