Prayed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pray \Pray\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Praying}.] [OE. preien, OF. preier, F. prier, L. precari,
     fr. prex, precis, a prayer, a request; akin to Skr. prach to
     ask, AS. frignan, fr[imac]nan, fricgan, G. fragen, Goth.
     fra['i]hnan. Cf. {Deprecate}, {Imprecate}, {Precarious}.]
     To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something


     desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to
     a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to
     address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession,
     supplication, and thanksgiving.
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           And to his goddess pitously he preyde.   --Chaucer.
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           When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou
           hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in
           secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall
           reward thee openly.                      --Matt. vi. 6.
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     {I pray}, or (by ellipsis) {Pray}, I beg; I request; I
        entreat you; -- used in asking a question, making a
        request, introducing a petition, etc.; as, Pray, allow me
        to go.
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              I pray, sir. why am I beaten?         --Shak.
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     Syn: To entreat; supplicate; beg; implore; invoke; beseech;
          petition.
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