supplicate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈsʌpləkeɪt/ UK /ˈsʌplɪkeɪt/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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verb
to ask or beg for something humbly and earnestly

The pilgrims knelt to supplicate the saint for healing.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to ask or beg for something... beseech entreat implore beg plead petition pray

Opposites

demand command dictate

Word family

Derived forms supplicant supplication supplicatorysupplicating

Related forms supple supply

Etymology

From Latin supplicatus, past participle of supplicare ('to plead humbly, kneel down'), from supplex ('kneeling, submissive'), from sub- ('under') + plicare ('to bend, fold').

supplicare Latin plicāre Latin

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# supplicate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈsʌpləkeɪt
**IPA (UK):** ˈsʌplɪkeɪt

## Meanings
1. to ask or beg for something humbly and earnestly

## Examples
- The pilgrims knelt to supplicate the saint for healing.

## Synonyms
- beseech
- entreat
- implore
- beg
- plead
- petition
- pray

## Antonyms
- demand
- command
- dictate

## Derived Forms
- supplicant
- supplication
- supplicatory
- supplicating

## Related Forms
- supple
- supply

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: supplicare
- Root: plicāre

## Etymology
From Latin supplicatus, past participle of supplicare ('to plead humbly, kneel down'), from supplex ('kneeling, submissive'), from sub- ('under') + plicare ('to bend, fold').

## AI Etymology
Supplicate is from Latin supplicatus, past participle of supplicare ('to plead humbly, kneel down'), from supplex ('kneeling, submissive'), from sub- ('under') + plicare ('to bend, fold'). Important recorded forms include supplicare (Latin) and plicāre (Latin). Morphologically, the sub- element contributes the sense of under, below, secondary status, or movement from beneath, with the base naming the field of application. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers to ask or beg for something humbly and earnestly. The wider family includes derived forms such as supplicant, supplication, supplicatory, and supplicating and related words such as supple and supply.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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