All 3 Uses
entreat
in
Twelfth Night
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- Madam, the young gentleman of the Count Orsino's is returned; I could hardly entreat him back; he attends your ladyship's pleasure.†
p. 115.3entreat = ask earnestly
- I must entreat of you some of that money.†
p. 133.4
- entreat him to a peace
p. 187.6 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(entreat) to ask -- especially while trying hard to overcome resistance
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)