Implore

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To appeal to in supplication; beseech: implored the tribunal to have mercy.
  • v. To beg for urgently; entreat.
  • verb-intransitive. To make an earnest appeal. See Synonyms at beg.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To beg for, to entreat urgently or earnestly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to pray to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urgency; to entreat; to beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is sought.
  • verb-intransitive. To entreat; to beg; to prey.
  • n. Imploration.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To call upon in supplication; beseech or entreat; pray or petition earnestly.
  • To pray or beg for earnestly; seek to obtain by supplication or entreaty: as, to implore aid or pardon.
  • Synonyms Request, Beg, etc. See ask and solicit.
  • To supplicate; entreat.
  • n. Earnest supplication.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. call upon in supplication; entreat
  • Verb Form
    implored    implores    imploring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plead   
    Hyponym
    importune    insist    supplicate    crave   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    beg    solicit    request    petition    beseech    adjure    prey    entreat    supplicate    crave   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Boer    Bohr    C4    Dior    Dore    Flore    Fore    Gabor    Gore    Igor