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entreat
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman entretier, from Old French entraiter, from en- + traiter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?t?i?t/, /?n?t?i?t/, /?n?t?i?t/
- Rhymes: -i?t
Verb
entreat (third-person singular simple present entreats, present participle entreating, simple past and past participle entreated)
- To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask for earnestly.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- If you be she, I doe intreat your patience.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- To beseech or supplicate (a person); to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to try to persuade.
- 1789, John Rogers, The Nature and Influence of the Fear of God (sermon)
- It were a fruitless attempt to appease a power whom no prayers could entreat.
- 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII
- “But I cannot persuade her to go away, my lady,” said the footman; “nor can any of the servants. Mrs. Fairfax is with her just now, entreating her to be gone; but she has taken a chair in the chimney-comer, and says nothing shall stir her from it till she gets leave to come in here.”
- 1937, Frank Churchill and Leigh Harline, “One Song”, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney:
- One heart / Tenderly beating / Ever entreating / Constant and true
- 1789, John Rogers, The Nature and Influence of the Fear of God (sermon)
- (obsolete) To invite; to entertain.
- (obsolete) To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.
- 1627, George Hakewill, Apologie ... of the Power and Providence of God
- of which I shall have further occasion to intreate
- 1611, King James Bible, 1 Maccabees x. 47
- Alexander […] was first that entreated of true peace with them.
- 1627, George Hakewill, Apologie ... of the Power and Providence of God
- (obsolete, intransitive) To make an earnest petition or request.
- (obsolete, transitive) To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.
- 1597, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
- Fairly let her be entreated.
- 1611 King James Bible, Jeremiah xv. 11
- I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well.
- 1597, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
Translations
Noun
entreat (plural entreats)
- (obsolete) An entreaty.
- 1661, Samuel Pordage, Mundorum Explicatio
- Let my entreats of Love prevail so far, / When for your happinesse they spoken are: […]
- 2006, Khaled Abou El Fadl, The Search for Beauty in Islam: A Conference of the Books,[2] Rowman & Littlefield, ?ISBN, page 236:
- In the Muslim world, the most compelling and decisive books are those full of confessions written on the flesh of victims, and the most earnest prayers are the entreats for mercy screamed in pain and anguish at the tormentors and flesh and thought.
- 1661, Samuel Pordage, Mundorum Explicatio
Anagrams
- Arnette, Ternate, ratteen, ternate
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exhibit
English
Etymology
From Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibe? (“I hold forth, present, show, display”), from ex (“out of, from”) + habe? (“I have, hold”); see habit.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???z?b?t/, /??-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???z?b?t/, /??-/
- Rhymes: -?b?t
- Hyphenation: ex?hib?it
Verb
exhibit (third-person singular simple present exhibits, present participle exhibiting, simple past and past participle exhibited)
- (transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
- (transitive) To demonstrate.
- (transitive, law) To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.
- (intransitive) To put on a public display.
- (medicine) To administer as a remedy.
Synonyms
- (display or show (something) for others to see): display, show, show off
- (demonstrate): demonstrate, show
- (present for inspection):
Related terms
- exhibition
- exhibitionist
- exhibitor
- Exhibit A
- inhibit
- prohibit
Translations
Noun
exhibit (plural exhibits)
- An instance of exhibiting.
- That which is exhibited.
- A public showing; an exhibition.
- The museum's new exhibit is drawing quite a crowd.
- (law) An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.
- Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse.
Synonyms
- (instance of exhibiting): showing
- (public showing): exhibition, exposition, show
Translations
Further reading
- exhibit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- exhibit in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /??.zi?bit/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /e?.zi?bit/
- Rhymes: -it
Verb
exhibit m (feminine exhibida, masculine plural exhibits, feminine plural exhibides)
- past participle of exhibir
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- what exhibits dipole-dipole intermolecular forces
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