flagitate

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin flagitatus, past participle of flagitare (“to demand”). See flagitious.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈflæd͡ʒɪteɪt/

Verb edit

flagitate (third-person singular simple present flagitates, present participle flagitating, simple past and past participle flagitated)

(archaic) To importune; to demand fiercely or with passion.
- 1858–1865, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC:
  Holy Virgin stood in the main Convent of Glatz, in rather a threadbare condition, when the Prussians first approached; the Jesuits, and ardently Orthodox of both sexes, flagitating Heaven and her with their prayers, that she would vouchsafe to keep the Prussians out.

Related terms edit

flagitation

Latin edit

Verb edit

flāgitāte

second-person plural present active imperative of flāgitō