"supplicate" in the verb sense
1. supplicate
ask humbly (for something
"He supplicated the King for clemency"
2. supplicate
make a humble, earnest petition
"supplicate for permission"
3. supplicate
ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
"supplicate God's blessing"
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