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implore

im·plore [ im pláwr ] (past and past participle im·plored, present participle im·plor·ing, 3rd person present singular im·plores)


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"]

im·plo·ra·tion [ ìmplə ráysh'n, ìm plaw ráysh'n ] noun
im·plo·ra·to·ry [ im pláwrə tàwree ] adjective
im·plor·er [ im pláwrər ] noun
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