supplicate

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the participle stem of Latin supplicāre, from sub- + plicāre ‘to bend’.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈsʌplɪkeɪt/

[edit] Verb

supplicate (third-person singular simple present supplicates, present participle supplicating, simple past and past participle supplicated)

  1. To humble oneself before another in making a request; to beg.
  2. To plead with one's deity.

[edit] Translations

beg
plead with one's deity

[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

supplicate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of supplicare
  2. second-person plural imperative of supplicare
  3. Feminine plural of supplicato

[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb

supplicāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of supplicō
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