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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
Spanish implore [ɪmˈplɔːʳ] vt [+ person] → suplicar
French implore [ɪmˈplɔːʳ] vtimplorer, supplier
German implore [ɪmˈplɔːʳ] vtanflehen
Italian implore [ɪmˈplɔːʳ] vtimplorare

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