[sup.pli.cate] vb -cat.ed ; -cat.ing [ME, fr. L supplicatus, pp. of supplicare, fr. supplic-, supplex suppliant--more at supple] vi (15c): to make a humble entreaty; esp: to pray to God ~ vt 1: to ask humbly and earnestly of
2: to ask for earnestly and humbly syn see beg -- sup.pli.ca.tion n