implore — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech.

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   • Transitive

   Examples

   And giue me leaue, / And doe not ſay 'tis Superſtition, that / I kneele, and then implore her Bleſſing.

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   But again, the Publican by his Confeſſion ſhevveth a piece of the higheſt vviſdom that a mortal Man can ſhevv; becauſe by ſo doing, he engageth as vvell as imploreth the Grace and Mercy of God to ſave him.

   My daily bread is litt'rally implor'd, / I have no barns nor granaries to hoard; […]

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   Puling, and in-voiced, rearing up thy deteſted head, in vain imploreſt thou my mercy, vvho, in thy day, haſt ſhevved me ſo little!

   [S]he vvas ſeveral times upon the point of throvving herſelf at her feet, and imploring her pity and protection.

   Then, Matilda, […] witnessed thy despair, received a letter from the hands of Herminia, wherein thou imploredst my assistance; that stranger is an impostor?

   The man told his story with many tears, and produced a letter written in the king's hand, and addressed to no particular person, but imploring the aid of all good Englishmen.

   Politically authoritative history, which discloses the constitutive ground and situation in which human beings find themselves, implores that this action be taken and not that, in order that the truth of the partially revealed and concealed God/nature not be violated.

2. To beg or plead that (someone) earnestly or urgently do something; to beseech, to entreat.

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   • Transitive

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   Acquaint her vvith the danger of my ſtate, / Implore her, in my voice, that ſhe make friends / To the ſtrict deputie: […]

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   And novv they ſhip their oars, and crovvn vvith vvine / The holy Goblet to the povv'rs divine: / Imploring all the Gods that reign above, / But chief, the blue-ey'd Progeny of Jove.

   Talk not thus, I implore you, Evelyn: do not imagine me the worldly calculator that my enemies deem me.

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   "Malinka," cried she, "ask no more, I implore thee! Enough, enough! This gentleman has delivered his message. Why lower one's self by an answer?"

   Psalm 23 implores us to thank God for helping us to find contentment in the midst of a tense and stressful world, for directing our lives along pathways that are consistent with His will, for the reassurance and security that flow from His constant presence and for protection, as well as for the gift of eternal life.

   A prayer lies bound in me / And implores a god, / And implores a name.

   I implore you not to allow prison to rob you of your dream or vision, nor of your dignity or self-worth. In all of us, there are untapped abilities. I encourage you to write that book, start that ministry, teach, study, pursue your dream.

3. Often followed by for (a thing) or of (a person): to express an earnest or urgent plea.

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   • Intransitive

   Examples

   That fortnight Rochester passed in intriguing and imploring.

   "Do not let me think of them too often, too much, too fondly," I implored; […]

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   She held up a warning finger as he lowered his mouth to the lips of the boy. 'But oh, why not?' implored he. 'Very well, then,' said she, relenting. 'But as gently as possible.' He kissed the child without waking him, […]

Noun

1. An act of begging or pleading earnestly or urgently; an entreaty, an imploration or imploring, a plea.

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   • Obsolete
   • Rare

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   Suddenly out of his delightfull dreame / The man avvoke, and vvould haue queſtiond more; / But he vvould not endure that vvofull theame / For to dilate at large, but vrged ſore / VVith percing vvordes, and pittifull implore, / Him haſty to ariſe.

Verb

1. call upon in supplication; entreat

   Synonyms

   begpray

   Broader terms

   plead

   Examples

   I beg you to stop!