English > entreaty: 1 sense > noun 1, communicationMeaning | 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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