verb

supplicate

Supplicate (verb) means to make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.

verb

To make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.

Of a member of the university, or an alumnus or alumna of another university seeking a degree ad eundem: to make a formal request (to the university) that an academic degree be awarded to oneself.

To make a humble request to (a deity or other spiritual being) in a prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.

To ask or request (something) humbly and sincerely, especially from a person in authority; to beg or entreat for.

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Etymology

PIE word *upó From Late Middle English supplicaten (“to request (that someone do something)”) [and other forms], borrowed from Latin supplicātus (“prayed”) + Middle English -en (suffix forming the infinitive of verbs). Supplicātus is the perfect passive participle of supplicō (“to pray, supplicate; to beg, humbly beseech”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from sup- (variant of sub- (prefix meaning ‘below, beneath, under’)) + plicō (“to bend, flex; to fold; to roll up”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to fold; to plait, weave”)).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of supplicate?

"supplicate" (verb) means to make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat.

What are the different meanings of supplicate?

"supplicate" has 3 main meanings: 1. To make a humble request to (someone, especially a person in authority); to beg, to beseech, to entreat; 2. Of a member of the university, or an alumnus or alumna of another university seeking a degree ad eundem: to make a formal request (to the university) that an academic degree be awarded to oneself; 3. To make a humble request to (a deity or other spiritual being) in a prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.