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