implore

[im-plawr]

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

verb (used without object)

implored, imploring 

1. to make urgent or piteous supplication.

implore

/ 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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of implore¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of implore¹

C16: from Latin implōrāre, from _im- + plōrāre to bewail

Example Sentences

The UK government implored businesses Tuesday to prioritise cyber security, as major incidents targeting them hit record levels over the last year and officials warned of the threat from Chinese and Russian hackers.

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Mr. Rein implores us to override the divisive reflexes evolution has bequeathed us.

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Newsom’s decision caps months of debate and weeks of pleas from residents, advocacy groups and cities imploring him to either sign or veto.

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For a start, a steep drop in prices could gut U.S. shale producers and anger a president who has implored wildcatters to “drill, baby, drill.”

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“The hope is that more reasonable voices in the administration will implore the president to not think about spending the tariff revenue.”

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Related Words

• beseech 
• plead 
• pray 
• urge