importune
to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
to make improper advances toward (a person).
to beg for (something) urgently or persistently.
Obsolete. to annoy.
Obsolete. to press; impel.
to make urgent or persistent solicitations.
to make improper advances toward another person.
Origin of importune
1Other words for importune
Other words from importune
- im·por·tune·ly, adverb
- im·por·tun·er, noun
- un·im·por·tuned, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for importune
/ (ɪmˈpɔːtjuːn) /
to harass with persistent requests; demand of (someone) insistently
to beg for persistently; request with insistence
obsolete
to anger or annoy
to force; impel
Origin of importune
1Derived forms of importune
- importuner, noun
- importunity or importunacy, noun
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