entreaties

Meanings

• Noun

  An earnest or urgent request or appeal.

  - "He made entreaties to the king for mercy."
  - "The victim's family made entreaties for justice."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with entreaties
debates , fates , gates , hates , mates

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Variants

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entreaties , entreaty

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Etymology

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Middle English: from the past participle of entreat, from Old French entretien, from entretenir 'maintain, support, converse with'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'entreaties' comes from the Old French word 'entretien', which means 'maintain, support, or converse with'.

2. In Middle English, 'entreat' meant 'to converse with'.

3. The term 'entreaties' is often used interchangeably with 'supplications' or 'appeals'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Appeal: An application made to a superior or authority for the granting of a favor or redress of a grievance.

2. Supplication: An act or instance of asking humbly for something; a request or petition.

3. Beseech: To entreat or implore someone earnestly, often with great emotion.

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Culture

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Entreaties have been used extensively in literature and art to depict scenes of pleading, supplication, and desperate appeals. For instance, in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo makes an entreaty to the Friar to reveal the secret marriage between Juliet and Tybalt. In music, the term 'entreaties' has been used as the title of songs to express deep emotions and requests.

How to Memorize "entreaties"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person on their knees, hands together, and head bowed, pleading for something.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of someone begging or pleading for something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating the word with the word 'pleas'.

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