English → Latin
“supplicate” in Latin
supplicōto pray or supplicate; to humbly beseech or begobsecrōto entreat, implore, beseech, supplicate, beg, prayobtestorto call someone as a witness; to beseech or implore, to beg
The English word supplicate itself goes back to Latin plicō, through supplicātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
supplicate
supplicare: orare supplicibus verbis: obsecrare: obtestari. (The words are found in this connection and order.) obtestari atque obsecrare: orare et rogare. Vid :, also, PRAY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for supplicate?
- The usual Latin words for “supplicate” are supplicō, obsecrō, obtestor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.