impetrate
verb
im·pe·trate ˈim-pə-ˌtrāt 
impetrated; impetrating
transitive verb
1
: to obtain by request or entreaty
2
: to ask for : entreat
impetration
ˌim-pə-ˈtrā-shən
noun 
Synonyms
- appeal (to)
- beg
- beseech
- besiege
- conjure
- entreat
- implore
- importune
- petition
- plead (to)
- pray
- solicit
- supplicate
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Example Sentences
since deists do not believe in a Creator who interferes in human affairs, they generally regard as fruitless any effort to impetrate Him for divine favors
Word History
Etymology
Latin impetratus, past participle of impetrare, from in- + patrare to accomplish — more at perpetrate
First Known Use
circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1
impetrated
verb
as in begged
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner since deists do not believe in a Creator who interferes in human affairs, they generally regard as fruitless any effort to impetrate Him for divine favors Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- begged
- petitioned
- called on
- asked
- conjured
- pled (to)
- prayed
- pleaded (to)
- entreated
- plead (to)
- implored
- appealed (to)
- called upon
- supplicated
- required
- beseeched
- importuned
- bludged
- besieged
- solicited
- invoked
- requested
- besought
- sued
- cadged
- desired
- insisted
- compelled
- coerced
- forced
- sponged
- demanded
- claimed
- mooched
- commanded
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- implied
- suggested
- hinted
- intimated
- obliged
- pleased
- satisfied
- gratified
- appeased
- comforted
- contented
- quieted
- pacified
- consoled
- placated
- mollified
- conciliated