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implore
implore
[
im pláwr
]
(
3rd person present singular
implores
,
present participle
imploring
,
past and past participle
implored
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
beg earnestly:
to plead with somebody to do something
The tenants implored their landlord not to sell the building.
2.
request earnestly:
to beg or pray for something
(
formal
)
[
Early 16th century. Directly or via French< Latin
implorare
'call upon with tears' <
plorare
'weep'
]
imploration
[
ímplə ráysh'n,
ím plaw ráysh'n
]
noun
imploratory
[
im pláwrətəri
]
adjective
implorer
[
im pláwrər
]
noun
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imploration [ ímplə ráysh'n, ím plaw ráysh'n ] nounimploratory [ im pláwrətəri ] adjectiveimplorer [ im pláwrər ] noun
