English > entreaty: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | earnest or urgent request. |
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| Example | "an entreaty to stop the fighting" |
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| Synonyms | prayer, appeal |
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| Narrower | adjuration | A solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something |
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| courtship, wooing, courting, suit | A man's courting of a woman |
| demagoguery, demagogy | impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace |
| solicitation | An entreaty addressed to someone of superior status |
| suit | A petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank |
| supplication, plea | A humble request for help from someone in authority |
| Broader | request, asking | The verbal / verbal / verbal act of requesting / requesting / requesting |
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| Spanish | imploración, petición, ruego, súplica |
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| Catalan | imploració, instància, prec, súplica |
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