entreated
Pleaded with fervently
Entreated is the past tense of entreat, meaning to ask earnestly or plead with someone.
The word carries more urgency and emotion than simply asking—it implies supplication or desperate appeal: She entreated him to reconsider.
The tone is formal or literary; in casual speech, people are more likely to beg or plead.
Urge with desperation
- beseechPlead urgently with someone
- supplicateBeg earnestly and humbly
- pleadAsk urgently or formally
- begAsk with desperation
petition · pray · adjure · conjure · invoke · importune · solicit · crave
Driven by urgent need
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- earnestSincerely intense in purpose
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
impassioned · emphatic · intense · heartfelt · ardent · urgent · passionate · persistent
Intervene on behalf
- mediateFacilitate agreement between disputants
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- interveneCome between opposing sides
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
negotiate · speak for · go-between · intermediary · intercessor · champion · broker · reconcile
implore
Urge with desperation
- beseechPlead urgently with someone
- supplicateBeg earnestly and humbly
- pleadAsk urgently or formally
beg · petition · pray · adjure · conjure · invoke · importune · solicit · crave · besought
desperate
Driven by urgent need
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- earnestSincerely intense in purpose
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
pressing · impassioned · emphatic · intense · heartfelt · ardent · urgent · passionate · persistent · relentless
intercede
Intervene on behalf
- mediateFacilitate agreement between disputants
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- interveneCome between opposing sides
lobby · negotiate · speak for · go-between · intermediary · intercessor · champion · broker · reconcile
entreat, entreaty, entreating, entreats, entreaties, entreatingly