01 v. t. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore.
imp. & p. p.
Craved; p pr. & vb. n.
Craving
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To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore.“I crave your honor's pardon.” — Shak.“Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.” — Mark xv. 43.
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To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food.“His path is one that eminently craves weary walking.” — Edmund Gurney.