earnest request
91entreat — en•treat [[t]ɛnˈtrit[/t]] v. t. 1) to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg 2) to ask earnestly for (something) 3) to make an earnest request or petition • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < MF entrait(i) er en•treat′ing•ly, adv. en•treat′ment …
92entreaty — en•treat•y [[t]ɛnˈtri ti[/t]] n. pl. treat•ies earnest request or petition …
93entreat — /ɛnˈtrit / (say en treet), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) 1. to make supplication to (a person); beseech; implore: to entreat a person for something. 2. to ask earnestly for (something). –verb (i) 3. to make an earnest request or petition. {Middle… …
94entreaty — /ɛnˈtriti/ (say en treetee), /ən / (say uhn ) noun (plural entreaties) earnest request or petition; supplication. {entreat + y3} …
95appeal — [14] The ultimate Latin source of appeal, the verb adpellere (formed from the prefix ad ‘to’ and pellere ‘drive’ – related to anvil, felt, and pulse), seems to have been used in nautical contexts in the sense ‘direct a ship towards a particular… …
96entreaty — [en trēt′ē, intrēt′ē] n. pl. entreaties [ME entrete: see ENTREAT] an earnest request; supplication; prayer …
97entreaty — n. (pl. ies) an earnest request; a supplication. Etymology: ENTREAT, after TREATY …
98en|treat|y — «ehn TREE tee», noun, plural treat|ies. an earnest request; prayer: »Her father gave in to her entreaties. The savages paid no attention to their captives entreaties for mercy. SYNONYM(S): supplication, appeal, solicitation, suit, petition …
99prayer´less — prayer1 «prair», noun. 1. the act of praying: »Prayer as communion with the deity is not characteristic of Japanese Buddhism (Atlantic). 2. the thing prayed for: »Their prayer was for peace. Our prayers were granted. 3. a form of words to be used …
100pray|er — prayer1 «prair», noun. 1. the act of praying: »Prayer as communion with the deity is not characteristic of Japanese Buddhism (Atlantic). 2. the thing prayed for: »Their prayer was for peace. Our prayers were granted. 3. a form of words to be used …
