different between supplicate vs suppliant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin supplicat-, the participle stem of supplic?, from sub- + plic? (“I bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?pl?ke?t/
• Hyphenation: sup?pli?cate

Verb

supplicate (third-person singular simple present supplicates, present participle supplicating, simple past and past participle supplicated)

1. (transitive) To humble oneself before (another) in making a request; to beg or beseech.
2. (transitive) To entreat for; to ask for earnestly and humbly.

   to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel

3. (transitive) To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.

   to supplicate the Deity

4. (intransitive, Oxford University) To request that an academic degree is awarded at a ceremony.

Related terms

• supplication

Translations

Italian

Verb

supplicate

1. second-person plural present indicative of supplicare
2. second-person plural imperative of supplicare
3. feminine plural of supplicato

Latin

Verb

supplic?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of supplic?

English

Etymology

French suppliant, present participle of supplier. Doublet of supplicant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?pli?nt/

Adjective

suppliant (comparative more suppliant, superlative most suppliant)

1. Entreating with humility.
2. Supplying; auxiliary.

Translations

Noun

suppliant (plural suppliants)

1. One who pleads or requests earnestly.

   Synonyms: beseecher, petitioner, supplicant

Translations

Related terms

French

Verb

suppliant

1. present participle of supplier

Adjective

suppliant (feminine singular suppliante, masculine plural suppliants, feminine plural suppliantes)

1. suppliant, begging, pleading, imploring

Noun

suppliant m (plural suppliants, feminine suppliante)

1. supplicant