Verb

To beg or implore.

* 1748 , David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral , London, Oxford University Press, 1973, § 25:

after what manner, I beseech you, must the mind proceed in this operation?

* 1888 , Rudyard Kipling, ‘Watches of the Night’, Plain Tales from the Hills , Folio 2005, p. 61:

She besought him, for his Soul's sake to speak the truth.

* 1919 ,

Panting a little in his haste, he told her how miserable he was; he besought her to have mercy on him; he promised, if she would forgive him, to do everything she wanted.

Verb

(en verb)

To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.

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To demonstrate.

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(legal) To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.

To put on a public display.

(medicine) To administer as a remedy.