noun.
Entreaty.
intransitive verb.
To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.
intransitive verb.
To make an earnest petition or request.
transitive verb.
To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.
transitive verb.
To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to importune.
transitive verb.
To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade.
transitive verb.
To invite; to entertain.