Request vs Supplicate - What's the difference?
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Act of (l).
* Shakespeare
A formal (l) requesting something.
of being sought after.
* Sir W. Temple
(obsolete) That which is asked for or requested.
* Bible, Psalms cvi. 15
To humble oneself before (another) in making a request; to beg or beseech.
To entreat for; to ask for earnestly and humbly.
To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.
(Oxford University) To request that an academic degree is awarded at a ceremony.
Request is a related term of supplicate.
As verbs the difference between request and supplicate
is that request is to express the need or desire for while supplicate is to humble oneself before (another) in making a request; to beg or beseech.As a noun request
is act of (l).request
English
Noun
(en noun)- I will marry her, sir, at your request .
- Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now.
- He gave them their request .
Synonyms
* (act of requesting) asking, beseech, prayer, wish * (formal message requesting something) petition, postulation * (state of being sought after) demandDerived terms
* discovery request * request for admission * request for productionSynonyms
* (to express the need or desire for ): indicate, pray, wish * (to ask somebody to do something ): ask, bespeak, call forSee also
* * (wikipedia "request")External links
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*supplicate
English
Verb
(en-verb)- to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel
- to supplicate the Deity
