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importune
[ im-pawr-toon, -tyoon, im-pawr-chuhn ]
/ ˌɪm pɔrˈtun, -ˈtyun, ɪmˈpɔr tʃən /
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verb (used with object), im·por·tuned, im·por·tun·ing.
verb (used without object), im·por·tuned, im·por·tun·ing.
to make urgent or persistent solicitations.
to make improper advances toward another person.
adjective
OTHER WORDS FOR importune
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Origin of importune
OTHER WORDS FROM importune
im·por·tune·ly, adverbim·por·tun·er, nounun·im·por·tuned, adjectiveWords nearby importune
importation, importee, import quota, importunacy, importunate, importune, importunity, impose, imposed, impose on, imposing
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How to use importune in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for importune
importune
/ (ɪmˈpɔːtjuːn) /
verb (tr)
to harass with persistent requests; demand of (someone) insistently
to beg for persistently; request with insistence
obsolete
- to anger or annoy
- to force; impel
Derived forms of importune
importuner, nounimportunity or importunacy, nounWord Origin for importune
C16: from Latin importūnus tiresome, from im- in- 1 + -portūnus as in opportūnus opportune
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