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 and divides as en-tre-at under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.