1. asks someone earnestly or desperately to do something; pleads with
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘entreat’

Examples

• She entreats her parents to let her stay out late.
• The prisoner entreats the judge for mercy.
• He entreats his friend to reconsider the decision.
• The mother entreats her child to be careful.
• The villager entreats the king for help during the drought.
• She entreats him with tears in her eyes.