Antonyms for entreats


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-treet
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtrit


Definition of entreats

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to enter into negotiations;" early 15c., "to treat (someone) in a certain way," also "to plead for (someone)," from Anglo-French entretier, Old French entraiter "to treat," from en- "make" (see en- (1)) + traiter "to treat" (see treat (v.)). Meaning "to beseech, implore" is first attested c.1500. Related: Entreated; entreating.
  • verb plead with
Example sentences :
  • Obedience is the one condition of progress, and he entreats them to obey.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • "He entreats her to send the baby one," was her next remark.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • He entreats Blount, who is his subaltern, to shoulder the blame.
  • Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
  • She entreats Maurice to discontinue a search which must prove fruitless.
  • Extract from : « Fairy Fingers » by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
  • "My darling, you must not take it so to heart," he entreats.
  • Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • "If you would let me do anything for you," she entreats, in that persuasive tone.
  • Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • He entreats you urgently to call a meeting of the Executive Committee, immediately.
  • Extract from : « Moral » by Ludwig Thoma
  • The Galatians were persuaded of it and embraced it; he entreats them not to let it go.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians » by G. G. Findlay
  • "No; your Barbara entreats," she said with a soft pressure of her arm.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of the Czar » by John R. Carling
  • In vain Brangne entreats her mistress not to signal for Tristan.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb

Synonyms for entreats

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