According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
SUPPLICATED
Verb
supplicated
simple past tense and past participle of supplicate
Source: Wiktionary
SUPPLICATE
Sup"pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supplicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Supplicating.] Etym: [L. supplicatus, p.p. of supplicare to supplicate; of uncertain origin, cf. supplex, supplicis, humbly begging or entreating; perhaps fr. sub under + a word akin to placare to reconcile, appease (cf. Placable), or fr. sub under + plicare to fold, whence the idea of bending the knees (cf. Ply, v. t.). Cf. Supple.]
1. To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel.
2. To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity.
Syn.
– To beseech; entreat; beg; petition; implore; importune; solicit; crave. See Beseech.
Sup"pli*cate, v. i.
Definition: To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore. A man can not brook to supplicate or beg. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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