| 1. to ask along side, beg to have near one
1) to obtain by entreaty 2) to beg from, to ask for, supplicate 2. to avert by entreaty or seek to avert, to deprecate 1) to entreat that ... not 2) to refuse, decline 3) to shun, avoid 4) to avert displeasure by entreaty 2d1. to beg pardon, crave indulgence, to excuse 2d2. of one excusing himself for not accepting a wedding invitation to a feast |