supplicate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌplɪkeɪt/

verb

[no object]
  • ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly: [with infinitive]: the plutocracy supplicated to be made peers

Derivatives

supplicant

adjective & noun

supplicatory

Pronunciation: /-kət(ə)ri/
adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin supplicat- 'implored', from the verb supplicare, from sub- 'from below' + placere 'propitiate'