supplication

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /ˌsʌpləˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a humble and earnest entreaty or prayer

Her letter was a supplication for clemency on her brother's behalf.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a humble and earnest... entreaty plea petition prayer appeal invocationbeseeching

Opposites

demand command

Word family

Related forms supplicate supplicant supply

Etymology

From Latin supplicatio ('a public prayer, humble entreaty'), from supplicare ('to plead humbly'), from supplex ('kneeling'), from sub- ('under') + plicare ('to bend').

supplicatio Latin plicāre Latin

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Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives

# supplication

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌsʌpləˈkeɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃən

## Meanings
1. a humble and earnest entreaty or prayer

## Examples
- Her letter was a supplication for clemency on her brother's behalf.

## Synonyms
- entreaty
- plea
- petition
- prayer
- appeal
- invocation
- beseeching

## Antonyms
- demand
- command

## Related Forms
- supplicate
- supplicant
- supply

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

## Etymology
From Latin supplicatio ('a public prayer, humble entreaty'), from supplicare ('to plead humbly'), from supplex ('kneeling'), from sub- ('under') + plicare ('to bend').

## AI Etymology
Supplication is from Latin supplicatio ('a public prayer, humble entreaty'), from supplicare ('to plead humbly'), from supplex ('kneeling'), from sub- ('under') + plicare ('to bend'). Important recorded forms include supplicatio (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 a humble and earnest entreaty or prayer. The wider family includes related words such as supplicate, supplicant, and supply.

## Topics
- Describing People
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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