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  • 1exorable — exorability, n. /ek seuhr euh beuhl/, adj. susceptible of being persuaded or moved by entreaty. [1555 65; < L exorabilis, equiv. to exora(re) to prevail upon, move by entreaty (ex EX 1 + orare to pray, beg) + bilis BLE] * * * …

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  • 2Exorable — Ex o*ra*ble, a. [L. exorabilis: cf. F. exorable. See {Exorate}.] Capable of being moved by entreaty; pitiful; tender. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3Inexorable — In*ex o*ra*ble, a. [L. inexorabilis: cf. F. inexorable. See {In } not, and {Exorable}, {Adore}.] Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; of people and impersonal&#8230; …

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  • 4exorable — 1570s, susceptible of being moved by entreaty (a word much rarer than its opposite), from L. exorabilis, from exorare to persuade (see INEXORABLE (Cf. inexorable)) …

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  • 5inexorable — (adj.) 1550s, from M.Fr. inexorable and directly from L. inexorabilis that cannot be moved by entreaty, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + exorabilis able to be entreated, from exorare to prevail upon, from ex out (see EX (Cf …

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  • 6exorable — a. To be moved by entreaty, yielding to prayer, gracious, merciful …

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  • 7exorable — /ˈɛksərəbəl/ (say eksuhruhbuhl) adjective susceptible of being persuaded or moved by entreaty. {Latin exōrābilis} –exorability /ɛksərəˈbɪləti/ (say eksuhruh biluhtee), noun …

  • 8exorable — ˈeks(ə)rəbəl, ˈegz adjective Etymology: Latin exorabilis more at inexorable : capable of being moved by entreaty …

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  • 9PRAYER — PRAYER, the offering of petition, confession, adoration or thanksgiving to God. In the Bible The concept of prayer is based on the conviction that God exists, hears, and answers (Ps. 65:3; cf. 115:3–7) – that He is a personal deity. In a sense it …

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  • 10Phar Lap — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Phar Lap caption = Phar Lap with jockey Jim Pike riding at Flemington race track c 1930 sire = Night Raid dam = Entreaty damsire = Winkie sex = Male (gelded) foaled = 1926 country = New Zealand colour =&#8230; …

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