implore

American  

[im-plawr] / ɪmˈplɔr /

verb (used with object)

implored, imploring

1. to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat.

   They implored him to go.

2. to beg urgently or piteously for (aid, mercy, pardon, etc.).

   implore forgiveness.

   Synonyms:

   solicit, beg, crave

   Antonyms:

   reject, spurn

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verb (used without object)

implored, imploring

1. to make urgent or piteous supplication.

implore British  

/ ɪmˈplɔː /

verb

1. to beg or ask (someone) earnestly (to do something); plead with; beseech

2. to ask earnestly or piteously for; supplicate; beg

   to implore someone's mercy

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Other Word Forms

• implorable adjective
• imploration noun
• imploratory adjective
• implorer noun
• imploringly adverb
• imploringness noun
• unimplorable adjective
• unimplored adjective

Etymology

Origin of implore

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin implōrāre, equivalent to im- “in” ( im- ¹ ) + plōrāre “to lament”

Example Sentences

Myart-Cruz implored the crowd, which answered back with a raucous “No!”

From Los Angeles Times

Today U.S. allies implore Ukraine for drone help.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tindall, Jones and the rest of Howe's staff were instead focused on maintaining standards behind the scenes, imploring the players to put in performances that would make the head coach proud.

From BBC

He said the next morning when his friend clocked his newly acquired blue hue, he implored him to dash straight to the A&E department at Queen's Hospital in Burton, Staffordshire.

From BBC

After narrowly escaping death in her border village, Myriam Nohra is among the people in south Lebanon imploring the army for protection from the war between Israel and Hezbollah.

From Barron's

Related Words

• beseech
• plead
• pray
• urge