SUP'PLICATE, v.t. [L. supplico; sub and plico. See Suppliant.] 1. To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; as, to supplicate blessings on christian efforts to spread the gospel.2. To address in prayer; as, to supplicate the throne of grace.SUP'PLICATE, v.i. To entreat; to beseech; to implore; to petition with earnestness and submission. A man cannot brook to supplicate or beg.
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