supplicate

/SUP-lih-kayt/verb

to ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly

Petitioners supplicated the court for one more stay.
Synonyms
beseech, entreat, implore
Antonyms
demand
Memory hook
supplicare: kneeling request.

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