I . v. a.
Ask ( earnestly ), request, entreat, importune, beseech, supplicate, implore, beg, petition, invoke, conjure, call upon. See adjure .
II . v. n.
1.
[Usually with for .] Supplicate, entreat, petition, beg, implore, importune, prefer a petition or request.
2.
Commune with God, address the Supreme Being, supplicate our Maker, seek the throne of grace, approach the mercy-seat.