Meaning of IMPLORE
| Pronunciation: | | im'plowr
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| | Definition: | | [v] call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" |
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| | Synonyms: | | beg, pray |
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| | See Also: | | beg off, crave, excuse, importune, insist, plead, supplicate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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 prey
to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urency; to entreat;
to beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing
sought, or the person from whom it is sought.
Imploring all the gods that reign above. --Pope.
I kneel, and then implore her blessing. --Shak.
Syn: To beseech; supplicate; crave; entreat; beg; solicit;
petition; prey; request; adjure. See {Beseech}.
\Im*plore"\, v. i.
To entreat; to beg; to prey.
\Im*plore"\, n.
Imploration. [Obs.] --Spencer.
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| | Related Terms: | | adjure, appeal, appeal to, beg, beseech, call for help, call on, call upon, clamor for, commune with God, conjure, crave, cry for, cry on, cry to, entreat, give thanks, impetrate, importune, imprecate, invoke, kneel to, make supplication, obtest, offer a prayer, petition, plead, plead for, pray, pray over, recite the rosary, return thanks, run to, say grace, supplicate |
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