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implore

[im-plawr, -plohr]
verb (used with object), im·plored, im·plor·ing.
  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.
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verb (used without object), im·plored, im·plor·ing.
  1. to make urgent or piteous supplication.
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Origin of implore

1530–40; < Latin implōrāre, equivalent to im- im-1 + plōrāre to lament
Related formsim·plor·a·ble, adjectiveim·plo·ra·tion, nounim·plor·a·to·ry [im-plawr-uh-tawr-ee, -plohr-uh-tohr-ee] /ɪmˈplɔr əˌtɔr i, -ˈploʊr əˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveim·plor·er, nounim·plor·ing·ly, adverbim·plor·ing·ness, nounun·im·plor·a·ble, adjectiveun·im·plored, adjective

Synonyms

2. crave, beg, solicit.

Antonyms

2. spurn, reject.
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British Dictionary definitions for implorable

implore

verb (tr)
  1. to beg or ask (someone) earnestly (to do something); plead with; beseech
  2. to ask earnestly or piteously for; supplicate; begto implore someone's mercy
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Derived Formsimploration, nounimploratory, adjectiveimplorer, nounimploringly, adverb

Word Origin

C16: from Latin implōrāre, from im- + plōrāre to bewail
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Word Origin and History for implorable

implore

v.

c.1500, from Middle French implorer and directly from Latin implorare "call for help, beseech," originally "invoke with weeping," from assimilated form of in- "on, upon" (see in- (2)) + plorare "to weep, cry out." Related: Implored; imploring; imploringly.

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