supplicate

/ˈsə-plə-ˌkāt/

Middle English supplicaten "to make a request," borrowed from Latin supplicātus, past participle of supplicāre "to seek the goodwill (of a person wronged) with peace offerings, sue for forgiveness, beg humbly," derivative of supplic-, supplex "making humble entreaty, suppliant"

verb

  1. to make a humble entreaty; especially : to pray to God

  2. to ask humbly and earnestly of

  3. to ask for earnestly and humbly

beg entreat beseech implore supplicate adjure importune mean to ask urgently. beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking. entreat implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance.