IMPLORE


Meaning of IMPLORE in English

ə̇mˈplō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French implorer, from Latin implorare, from in- in- (II) + plorare to cry out, wail, lament, probably of imitative origin

transitive verb

1. : to call upon in supplication : urgently petition : beseech

implored his Maker for help out of his trouble

but don't, I implore you, let the metropolis monopolize your attention or your time — Richard Joseph

2. : to call for or pray for earnestly or in supplication

implore someone else's help in a crisis

implore another chance to prove his innocence

asked in a voice that implored a favorable answer — Aldous Huxley

intransitive verb

: entreat , pray

wished he would stop begging and imploring

Synonyms: see beg

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