En*treat" , n. Entreaty. [Obs.]
Ford.
En*treat" , v. i. 1. To
treat or discourse; hence, to enter into
negotiations, as for a treaty. [Obs.]
Of which I shall have
further occasion to entreat.
Hakewill. Alexander . . . was first that entreated of true peace with them.
1 Mac. x. 47.
2. To make an earnest petition or request.
The Janizaries entreated for them as valiant men.
Knolles.
En*treat" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entreated;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Entreating.]
[OE. entreten to treat, request, OF. entraiter to treat of; pref. en- (L. in) + traitier to treat. See Treat.] 1. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with;
to use. [Obs.]
Fairly let her be entreated.
Shak. I will cause the enemy to
entreat thee well.
Jer. xv. 11.
2. To treat with, or in respect
to, a thing
desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with
urgency; to supplicate; to importune. "Entreat my wife to come."
"I do entreat your patience." Shak.
I must entreat of you some of that money.
Shak. Some late visitor entreating
entrance at my chamber door.
Poe.
Isaac entreated the Lord for his
wife.
Gen. xxv.
21. 3. To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or
solicitation; to persuade.
It were a fruitless attempt to appease a
power whom no prayers could entreat.
Rogers.
4. To invite; to entertain. [Obs.] "Pleasures to entreat."
Spenser.
Syn. -- To beseech; beg; solicit; crave; implore; supplicate. See Beseech.
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