entreat

• She even condescended to entreat, as a donation, the return of those sums granted as a loan in her prosperity. —  Beaux and Belles of England
• The object was to entreat, as a spouse, a princess of the imperial lineage. —  The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Vol. II)
• Fight for your rights, struggle, entreat--second Philip's efforts, work with him for the triumph of your love. —  Which? or, Between Two Women
• To these we do not speak, and to these we would not grudge the small alleviation to their sad case which may be found in stimulants; but to the young and strong and healthy we are surely entitled to say, to plead, and to entreat--put on the blue ribbon if you see your way to it. —  Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure
• And so again, I beg, entreat, and beseech you, that Satan, the devil, the roaring lion, the old dragon, the enemy of all righteousness, may no longer be served by us, by our envy and strifes, where every evil work prevails whilst these bear sway (Isa. —  Salem Witchcraft, Volumes I and II With an Account of Salem Village and a History of Opinions on Witchcraft and Kindred Subjects

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