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implore

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im·plore  (m-plôr, -plr)
v. im·plored, im·plor·ing, im·plores
v.tr.
1. To appeal to in supplication; beseech: implored the tribunal to have mercy.
2. To beg for urgently; entreat.
v.intr.
To make an earnest appeal. See Synonyms at beg.

[Latin implrre : in-, toward; see in-2 + plrre, to weep.]

implo·ration n.
im·plorer n.
im·ploring·ly adv.

implore
Verb
[-ploring, -plored] to beg desperately [Latin implorare]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.implore - call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
crave - plead or ask for earnestly
supplicate - ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency"
plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
importune, insist - beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

implore
verb beg, beseech, entreat, conjure, plead with, solicit, pray to, importune, crave of, supplicate, go on bended knee to
Translations
implore [ɪmˈplɔːʳ] vt [+ person] → suplicar

implore [ɪmˈplɔːʳ] vtimplorer, supplier

implore [ɪmˈplɔːʳ] vtanflehen

implore [ɪmˈplɔːʳ] vtimplorare

implore
v implore [imˈploː]
to ask earnestly She implored her husband to give up his life of crime; She implored his forgiveness. smeek يتوسَّل إلى умолявам zapřísahat, prosit (o) trygle; bønfalde anflehen εκλιπαρώ implorar anuma التماس کردن pyytää hartaasti implorer לְהִתחַנֵן प्रार्थना करना moliti, zaklinjati könyörög mengimbau grátbiðja um implorare 嘆願する 간청하다 maldauti lūgt; lūgties memohon smeken be innstendig, bønnfalle błagać implorar a implora умолять zaprisahať, (úpenlivo) prosiť, vyzývať moledovati preklinjati bönfalla, tigga och be อ้อนวอน yalvarmak 懇求,乞求 благати, просити استدعا کرنا cầu xin
adv imˈploringly
smekend بتوسُّل، باسْتِرْحام умолително prosebně tryglende; bønfaldende flehentlich ικετευτικά implorantemente anuvalt استدعا آمیز rukoilevasti d'un air/ton suppliant בְּתַחנוּנִים अनुनय-विनय करना zaklinjano könyörgően secara mengimbau sárbænandi con tono implorante 哀願的に 간청하듯이 maldaujamai lūdzoši dengan memohon smekend bønnfallende, bedende błagalnie implorantemente pe un ton rugător умоляюще prosebne, úpenlivo moledujoče preklinjući bönfallande, bevekande อย่างอ้อนวอน yalvararak 乞求地 благально عاجزانہ khẩn nài


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-- Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore, Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted -- On this home by Horror haunted -- tell me truly, I implore -- Is there -- is there balm in Gilead?
Once more I implore you not to waste so much money upon me.
There were some strokes in this speech which perhaps would have offended Mr Allworthy, had he strictly attended to it; but he had now got one of his fingers into the infant's hand, which, by its gentle pressure, seeming to implore his assistance, had certainly out-pleaded the eloquence of Mrs Deborah, had it been ten times greater than it was.
 
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