Entreatied

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have earnestly requested someone to do something
2. to have made a serious appeal or plea for assistance or favor
3. to have implored someone with sincerity and urgency to act or respond

Etymology: "Entreatied" is not a standard English form. The verb is "entreat," which takes the regular past tense "entreated," and "entreatied" appears only as a rare misspelling or an unidiomatic attempt at a past participle with an "-ied" ending, the way some writers mistakenly treat verbs ending in "-y" as if they change to "-ied." Since the English verb ends in "-t" rather than "-y," the correct form is "entreated." "Entreat" itself has a traceable history. It was formed in Middle English from the prefix "en-" (meaning "to put into" or "to bring into a state") combined with "treat," which came from Old French "traiter," meaning "to handle, negotiate, or discuss." The original sense was to negotiate or discuss terms, and only later did it take on the meaning of earnest pleading. Because of this, the verb has the sense of working on someone through persistent, serious appeal.

Synonyms: pleaded, beseeched, implored, begged, requested

Antonyms: demanded, commanded, ordered, refused, declined