Impetrate Define Impetrate at Dictionary.com: "im·pe·trate /ˈɪmpɪˌtreɪt/ Show Spelled
[im-pi-treyt] Show IPA
–verb (used with object), -trat·ed, -trat·ing.
1. to obtain by entreaty.
2. to entreat; ask for.
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Origin:
1525–35; < L impetrātus ptp. of impetrāre to obtain by asking, equiv. to im- im-1 + -petrā ( re ), comb. form of patrāre to bring to completion, accomplish, deriv. of pater father + -tus ptp. suffix
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im·pe·tra·tion, noun
im·pe·tra·tive, im·pe·tra·to·ry /ˈɪmpɪtrəˌtɔri, -ˌtoʊri/ Show Spelled
[im-pi-truh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Show IPA
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