Both Uses of
supplicate
in
Treasure Island
- Then he hesitated, drew back, came forward again, and at last, to my wonder and confusion, threw himself on his knees and held out his clasped hands in supplication.†
Chpt 15 *
- For coming through the narrows, we had to lie very near the southern point, and there we saw all three of them kneeling together on a spit of sand, with their arms raised in supplication.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(supplicate) ask humbly (for something)