All 4 Uses
entreat
in
Medea, by Euripides
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- Here I stand Full-willed to succour thee with stintless hand, And send my signet to old friends that dwell On foreign shores, who will entreat thee well.†
*entreat = ask earnestly
- Straightway to Jason I will send some thrall To entreat him to my presence.†
- Then Thy husband quick went forward, to entreat The young maid's fitful wrath.†
- MEDEA Wouldst love them and entreat?†
Definitions:
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(1)
(entreat) to ask -- especially while trying hard to overcome resistance
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)