entreat

Questions about entreat

What does entreat mean?

entreat means "ask for or request earnestly".

How many syllables are in entreat?

entreat has 3 syllables: en-tre-at. The stress falls on "en".

What is another word for entreat?

Close synonyms include bid, beseech, adjure, press, conjure. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is entreat a common word?

entreat is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.