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INTREAT
Definition of INTREAT
verb
Archaic spelling of entreat. Senses relating to asking or pleading. To ask earnestly or beg for (something, such as a benefit or favour); to beseech, to implore. To earnestly ask or beg (someone); to beseech, to implore. To try to influence or persuade (someone); to induce, to prevail upon. Often followed by for: to ask earnestly or to beg for a benefit, favour, etc.; to appeal, to plead. To make a petition or request on behalf of someone; to intercede, to plead. Senses relating to dealing with or negotiating. To act towards or deal with (someone or something) in a specified manner; to handle, to treat. Sometimes followed by of or upon: to give an account or description of a matter; to deal with. Often followed by about, for, or of: to discuss or negotiate, especially in order to reach a settlement.
verb
Senses relating to asking or pleading. To ask earnestly or beg for (something, such as a benefit or favour).
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Word DNA
INTREAT inherits its ancestry from its root, ENTREAT.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,072)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ENTREAT · 7 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INTREAT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 167, 3 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INTREAT starts with I and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEINRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
6 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start INTREA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INTREAT?
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