(1):

(v. t.) To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to prey to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urency; to entreat; to beg; - followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is sought.

(2):

(n.) Imploration.

(3):

(v. i.) To entreat; to beg; to prey.