Definition of supplicate Supplicate

sup•pli•cate

We found 11 definitions of supplicate from 6 different sources.

What does supplicate mean?

Verb supplicates, supplicating, supplicated
supplicate - ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency"
		implore, pray, beg address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer; "pray to the Lord"
supplicate - ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; "supplicate God's blessing"
		bespeak, request, call for, quest be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
supplicate - make a humble, earnest petition; "supplicate for permission"
		petition write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

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supplicate (Verb)
To humble oneself before another in making a request; to beg.
supplicate (Verb)
To plead with one's deity.

supplicate (v. t.)
To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel.
supplicate (v. t.)
To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity.
supplicate (v. i.)
To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.

supplicate
To make a request in a humble manner; to call upon in supplication.

supplicate
sup′li-kāt, v.t. to entreat earnestly: to address in prayer.—n. Supp′licat, in the English universities, a petition.—adv. Supp′licātingly.—n. Supplicā′tion, act of supplicating: in ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, &c.: earnest prayer or entreaty, especially, in liturgies, a litany petition for some special blessing.—adj. Supp′licātory, containing supplication or entreaty: humble.—n. Supplicā′vit, formerly a writ issued by the King's Bench or Chancery for taking the surety of the peace against a person. [L. supplicāre, -ātum—supplex—sub, under, plicāre, to fold.]