1. (v. t.) To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.

2. (v. t.) To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to importune.

3. (v. t.) To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade.

4. (v. t.) To invite; to entertain.

5. (v. i.) To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.

6. (v. i.) To make an earnest petition or request.

7. (n.) Entreaty.

adjure appeal appeal to beg beseech blandish call for help call on call upon clamor for coax conjure crave cry for cry on cry to impetrate implore importune imprecate invoke kneel to obtest pester plague plead plead for pray press run to supplicate urge wheedle