To entreat

• invoke

  1. To call on (God, a god, a saint, the Muses, etc.) for blessing, help, inspiration, support, etc.
  2. To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration:
  3. To resort to; use or apply:

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  1. To call on (God, a god, a saint, the Muses, etc.) for blessing, help, inspiration, support, etc.
  2. To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration:
  3. To resort to; use or apply:

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• supplicate

  1. To make a humble request or supplication, esp. in prayer
  2. To ask for humbly and earnestly, as by prayer

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  1. To make a humble request or supplication, esp. in prayer
  2. To ask for humbly and earnestly, as by prayer

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• request

  1. To express a wish or desire for; ask for, esp. in a polite or formal way
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:

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  1. To express a wish or desire for; ask for, esp. in a polite or formal way
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:

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*To scold sharply

• rebuke

  1. To blame or scold in a sharp way; reprimand
  2. To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example):
  3. (Obs.) To force back

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  1. To blame or scold in a sharp way; reprimand
  2. To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example):
  3. (Obs.) To force back

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• chide

  1. To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand:
  2. To scold; now, usually, to reprove mildly
  3. To express disapproval.

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  1. To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand:
  2. To scold; now, usually, to reprove mildly
  3. To express disapproval.

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• admonish

  1. To inform or remind, by way of a warning
  2. To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.
  3. To counsel (another) against something to be avoided or warn (that something is dangerous):

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  1. To inform or remind, by way of a warning
  2. To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.
  3. To counsel (another) against something to be avoided or warn (that something is dangerous):

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