† petitionatev.
Obsolete. rare.
1. transitive. To address humbly, supplicate; = petition v. 1.
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the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] > petition
procurea1387
motion1476
solicit1530
supplication1593
supplicate1601
petition1607
petitionate1624
move1633
address1698
bill1722
1624 R. Montagu Immediate Addresse 120 Their more then probabilitie to preuaile in whatsoeuer they shall petitionate God for mee.
1633 Ld. Wariston Diary (1911) I. 174 Being thy thrid fasting day since thy petitionating this sute.
2. intransitive. To present a petition or petitions; = petition v. 2.
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the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)]
yearnOE
ask1340
fand1340
frayne1377
seek1390
allegea1393
to make requestc1400
require?c1425
sue1440
thigc1480
solicit1509
petition1611
petitionate1625
postulate1754
1625 R. Montagu in J. Cosin Corr. 20 June (1869) I. xlvi. 76 It will be time enough to heare from you agayne, and in no case time to petitionate till something be don.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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