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supplicate
What does supplicate mean?
supplicate (verb): ask humbly (for something).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does supplicate come from?
From Late Middle English supplicaten (“to request (that someone do something)”) , borrowed from Latin supplicātus (“prayed”) + Middle English -en (suffix forming the infinitive of verbs).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to supplicate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “supplicate” mean?
be a sign or indication of
Not quite: that's what denote means.
to have a strong bad smell
Not quite: that's what stink means.
ask humbly (for something)
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force to leave or move out
Not quite: that's what expel means.
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