- Implore
- Implore Im*plore", v. i. To entreat; to beg; to prey. [1913 Webster]
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Implore
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Implore — Im*plore , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Implored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imploring}.] [L. implorare; pref. im in + plorare to cry aloud. See {Deplore}.] To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to pray to, or for, earnestly; to petition with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imploré — imploré, ée (in plo ré, rée) part. passé d implorer. Le ciel imploré en vain … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Implore — Im*plore , n. Imploration. [Obs.] Spencer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
implore — I verb appeal to, beseech, besiege, call, call upon, entreat, evoke, exhort, importune, invoke, obsecrate, obtest, petition, plead, pray, press, pressure, request, solicit, solicitate, supplicate, urge II index call (appeal to), exhort, importune … Law dictionary
implore — (v.) c.1500, from M.Fr. implorer and directly from L. implorare call for help, beseech, originally invoke with weeping, from assimilated form of in on, upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + plorare to weep, cry out. Related: Implored; imploring;… … Etymology dictionary
implore — entreat, beseech, supplicate, *beg, importune, adjure Analogous words: pray, plead, sue, appeal, petition (see under PRAYER): *ask, request, solicit … New Dictionary of Synonyms
implore — [v] beg appeal, beseech, conjure, crave, entreat, go on bended knee*, importune, plead, pray, solicit, supplicate, urge; concept 48 Ant. answer … New thesaurus
imploré — Imploré, [implor]ée. part … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
implore — ► VERB ▪ beg earnestly or desperately. ORIGIN Latin implorare invoke with tears … English terms dictionary
implore — [im plôr′] vt. implored, imploring [L implorare, to beseech, entreat < in , intens. + plorare, to cry out, weep] 1. to ask or beg earnestly for; beseech 2. to ask or beg (a person) to do something; entreat SYN. BEG imploringly adv … English World dictionary
