implore

[ im-plawr ]

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verb (used with object),im·plored, im·plor·ing.

to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
to beg urgently or piteously for (aid, mercy, pardon, etc.): implore forgiveness.

verb (used without object),im·plored, im·plor·ing.

to make urgent or piteous supplication.

Origin of implore

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

Other words for implore

2	crave, beg, solicit

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Opposites for implore

2	spurn, reject

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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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How to use implore in a sentence

Rachel Maddow reveals that her partner, Susan, tested positive for Covid-19 and is still recovering, and implores viewers to consider their loved ones when they calculate their own Covid-19 risk.
As her partner struggles with covid-19, a quarantined Rachel Maddow pleads: ‘Don’t get this thing’ | Katie Shepherd | November 20, 2020 | Washington Post
After her narrow defeat in the governor’s race, Abrams implored her party to invest in Georgia for the 2020 presidential election.
How Georgia Turned Blue | Perry Bacon Jr. (perry.bacon@fivethirtyeight.com) | November 18, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
Over the summer, representatives of the NAACP visited Ruby’s parents, imploring them to enroll her in first grade at William Frantz.
Lucille Bridges, who stood by daughter Ruby through school desegregation, dies at 86 | Emily Langer | November 12, 2020 | Washington Post
He brought up an article in Boston Magazine in which writer Scott Kearnan implored, “If you would have braved the freezing cold for a Patriots game, you should do it to save local restaurants, too.”
As Restaurants Prepare for Winter Outdoor Dining, Convincing Customers Remains a Challenge | Jaya Saxena | October 15, 2020 | Eater
In May, Barr wrote a directive to all Justice Department employees imploring them to be “particularly sensitive to safeguarding the Department’s reputation for fairness, neutrality, and non-partisanship” when it comes to election-related crimes.
The Justice Department May Have Violated Attorney General Barr’s Own Policy Memo | by Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott | October 6, 2020 | ProPublica

Local vendors practically throw themselves in front of the commuter traffic, imploring passengers to take horse rides.
Egyptian Tomb-Robbing Market Explodes on eBay | Bel Trew | May 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He laughed at the notion of the White House calling Greenwald and imploring him to hold off on publication.
The Skunk at the Oscar Party | David Freedlander | February 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Sher lapsed into prayer, imploring Allah to make the executions stop.
Death on Killer Mountain | Amanda Padoan | July 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Accusations of transphobia flooded in, GLAAD complained, and a petition circulated imploring TLC not to rerun the episode.
The Politics of TLC’s Stars: ‘Honey Boo Boo,’ ‘Sister Wives’ & More (VIDEO) | Kevin Fallon | October 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Jones, 79, said he tried to mend fences between the two men by imploring Francis to pay off his debt.
Steve Wynn Battles Joe Francis of ‘Girls Gone Wild’ in Court | Christine Pelisek | September 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The boys were tumbling about, clinging to his legs, imploring that numerous things be brought back to them.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
She fixed her imploring eyes on the Virgin's face and on the saints; but all seemed to her to wear a forbidding look.
Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
He saw that Marius had disappeared, and that mademoiselle had risen and was regarding him with singularly imploring eyes.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
He wrote to his friends in England imploring, remonstrating, complaining of their lamentable want of public spirit.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
Many a time Sandy heard that imploring cry come from my lips in my sleep.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

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

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

Derived forms of implore

imploration, noun
imploratory, adjective
implorer, noun
imploringly, adverb

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