Definition of: supplicate

(sup′lə·kāt) v. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing v.t.
1. To ask for humbly or by earnest prayer.
2. To beg something of; entreat.
—v.i.
3. To beg or pray humbly; make an earnest request. See synonyms under ASK, PRAY. [<L supplicatus, pp. of supplicare supplicate <sub- under + plicare bend, fold]
—sup′pli·ca′tion noun
—sup′pli·ca·to′ry (-kə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective