entreaty
Other forms: entreaties
"Ain't too proud to beg" is what the word entreaty is all about. When you make an entreaty, you're begging or pleading for something.
An entreaty is the kind of request you make to King Kong when he's dangling you from the top of the Empire State Building. It's an appeal you make to someone who usually has the power to grant your wish. Entreaty is often used in the plural: "After all my pleas and entreaties, my teacher still gave me a C."
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earnest or urgent request“an entreaty to stop the fighting”
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adjuration
a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
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demagoguery, demagogy
impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
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plea, supplication
a humble request for help from someone in authority
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solicitation
an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
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suit
a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
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courting, courtship, suit, wooing
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
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flag waving, jingoism
an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions
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beggary, begging, mendicancy
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
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touch
the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
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importunity, urgency, urging
insistent solicitation and entreaty
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bundling
a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing
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Vocabulary lists containing entreaty
Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy instantly loathe one another when they first meet. Can they overcome their first impressions? Read the full text here.
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On Christmas Eve, cruel penny-pincher Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three spirits who show him visions of his past, present, and future. Read the full text here.