Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
pray (verb)transitive verb
1.
- entreat implore often used as a function word in introducing a question, request, or plea pray be careful
2.
intransitive verb
to get or bring by - praying
1.
to make a request in a humble manner
2.
to address God or a god with adoration, confession, supplication, or thanksgiving
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
pray (verb)to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
SYNONIMS:
appeal (to), beseech, besiege, conjure, entreat, impetrate, implore, importune, petition, plead (to), pray, solicit, supplicateRELATED WORDS:
bludge [], cadge, mooch, sponge; ask, desire, invoke, request, sue; claim, coerce, command, compel, demand, force, insist, requireNEAR ANTONYMS:
hint, imply, intimate, suggest; appease, conciliate, gratify, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, please, satisfy; comfort, console, content, quiet