implore
[ im-plawr ]
verb (used with object),im·plored, im·plor·ing.
verb (used without object),im·plored, im·plor·ing.
to make urgent or piteous supplication.
Origin of implore
1First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin implōrāre, equivalent to im- “in” (see im-1) + plōrāre “to lament”
Other words for implore
Opposites for implore
Other words from implore
- im·plor·a·ble, adjective
- im·plo·ra·tion [im-plawr-ey-shuhn] /ɪmˌplɔrˈeɪ ʃən/ noun
- im·plor·a·to·ry [im-plawr-uh-tawr-ee], /ɪmˈplɔr əˌtɔr i/, adjective
- im·plor·er, noun
- im·plor·ing·ly, adverb
- im·plor·ing·ness, noun
- un·im·plor·a·ble, adjective
- un·im·plored, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for implore
implore
/ (ɪmˈplɔː) /
verb(tr)
to beg or ask (someone) earnestly (to do something); plead with; beseech
to ask earnestly or piteously for; supplicate; beg: to implore someone's mercy
Origin of implore
1C16: from Latin implōrāre, from im- + plōrāre to bewail
Derived forms of implore
- imploration, noun
- imploratory, adjective
- implorer, noun
- imploringly, adverb
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