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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessupplier
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /sy.pli.kɛʁ/
"Il a supplié le juge de lui donner une seconde chance."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly, especially in a prayer or to a person in authority.
"She had to supplicate the king for mercy and a pardon for her brother." - 2
To make a humble and sincere appeal to a deity or higher power.
"The villagers gathered at the temple to supplicate the gods for rain during the severe drought."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'supplicatus', the past participle of 'supplicare', meaning to kneel down or entreat humbly, which comes from 'sub-' (up from under) and 'placare' (to appease). It entered the English language in the early 16th century via Old French, retaining its formal nuance of humble and earnest petitioning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Supplicate" is said worldwide
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supplier
Transliteration: /sy.pli.kɛʁ/
"Il a supplié le juge de lui donner une seconde chance."
flehen
Transliteration: /ˈfleːən/
"Sie flehte um Gnade für ihre Familie."
supplicare
Transliteration: /sup.pliˈka.re/
"Il prigioniero iniziò a supplicare per la sua vita."
suplicar
Transliteration: /supliˈkaɾ/
"Tuvo que suplicar al director que reconsiderara su decisión."
suplicar
Transliteration: /su.pliˈkaɾ/
"Ele ajoelhou-se para suplicar a ajuda do rei."
प्रार्थना करना
Transliteration: prarthana karna
"उसने राजा से अपनी जान की भीख मांगने के लिए प्रार्थना की।"
恳求
Transliteration: kěnqiú
"他跪下恳求宽恕。"
탄원하다
Transliteration: tanwonhada
"그는 판사에게 선처를 탄원했다."
懇願する
Transliteration: kongan suru
"彼女は慈悲を求めて懇願した。"
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