implore
verb /ɪmˈplɔːr/
/-ˈplɔːr/ Definition
› [T + to infinitive] to ask someone to do or not do something in a very sincere, emotional, and determined way: She implored her parents not to send her away to school.Making appeals and requests › [T] literary to ask for something in a sincere and emotional way: She clasped her hands, and glancing upward, seemed to implore divine assistance.Making appeals and requests imploring /-ɪŋ/ adjective › He had an imploring look in his eyes.Making appeals and requests imploringly /-ɪŋ.li/ adverb Making appeals and requests
(Definition of implore verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a cry for help idiom
- apply verb (REQUEST)
- ask for sb phrasal verb
- behest noun
- beseech verb
- besought verb
- bum verb
- cadge verb
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