how to pronounce entreat

/ɪnˈtɹiːt/

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entreat is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of entreat in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to do what we call ear entreat and …”

meanings of entreat

verb:

To make an earnest petition or request.
To beseech or supplicate (a person); to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to try to persuade.
To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.
To invite; to entertain.
To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.
To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask for earnestly.

noun:

An entreaty.

entreat frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word entreat occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics entreat can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that entreat can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;