verb
supplicate
Supplicate (verb) means to ask someone, especially a person with power, for something in a humble way.
verb
1
To ask someone, especially a person with power, for something in a humble way.
2
For a university member or graduate, to formally ask the university to award them a degree.
3
To pray humbly to a god or spiritual being, asking for something.
4
To ask sincerely and humbly for something, often from someone in a position of power.
"to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel"
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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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What is the meaning of supplicate?
"supplicate" (verb) means to ask someone, especially a person with power, for something in a humble way.
What is the opposite of supplicate?
Opposites of "supplicate" include command, demand, insist, dictate, order.
What are the different meanings of supplicate?
"supplicate" has 3 main meanings: 1. To ask someone, especially a person with power, for something in a humble way; 2. For a university member or graduate, to formally ask the university to award them a degree; 3. To pray humbly to a god or spiritual being, asking for something.
