Sup"pli*cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Supplicating.] [L. supplicatus, p.p. of supplicare to supplicate; of uncertain origin, cf. supplex, supplicis, humbly begging or entreating; perhaps fr. sub under + a word akin to placare to reconcile, appease (cf. Placable), or fr. sub under + plicare to fold, whence the idea of bending the knees (cf. Ply, v. t.). Cf. Supple.]
1.
To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel.
2.
To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity.
Syn. -- To beseech; entreat; beg; petition; implore; importune; solicit; crave. See Beseech.
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Sup"pli*cate, v. i.
To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.
A man can not brook to supplicate or beg.
Bacon.
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