supplicate | Word of the Day

December 15, 2018 supplicate [suhp-li-keyt] verb 1. to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly. 2. to seek or ask for by humble entreaty. video We Asked People To Translate These Emojis Into English video When You Should Not Say Sorry WORD OF THE DAY supplicate continued... QUOTES Alas! on my knees I supplicate you to forbear--Will you leave me a prey to Frederic? -- Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto, 1746 ORIGIN Supplicate comes directly from Latin supplicātus, past participle of the verb supplicāre "to sue for forgiveness or mercy, make a humble petition." The Latin verb is a derivative of the adjective supplex (stem supplic-) "bringing peace, making humble petition." Supplex and supplicāre come from the root plāk-, plak-, the source of Latin placēre "to please, be acceptable to" (source of English placebo "I shall please" and pleasant, via Old French), and plācāre "to conciliate, calm," whose past participle plācātus is the source of English placate. Supplicate entered English in the 15th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 Idioms Used Incorrectly In Famous Situations When idioms are misused, quite a bit can be lost in translation, leaving the audience scratching their heads (we've done a slideshow on that too!). A gaffe between friends is one thing, but what about when the whole world is listening? Pretty embarrassing ... or learning moment? Either way, here are 10 times idioms were used incorrectly in famous situations. 2 Who Is Jack In Jack-o'-lantern, Anyway? Who, or what, is the namesake of this autumn tradition? 3 This Week's Quiz Is Not For Grumphies Anthropophagy got you down? Then take a bite out of this week's Word of the Day Quiz. 4 Dopesters Can't Stop Talking About This Week's Quiz Do you enjoy marshmallows with your rococo? Quaff this week's Word of the Day Quiz. 5 Take This Week's Quiz, You Filthy Dirigible Up late barnstorming? Take a load off with this week's Word of the Day Quiz. © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT