implore

(ĭm-plôr', -plōr')

v., -plored, -plor·ing, -plores.

v.tr.

1. To appeal to in supplication; beseech: implored the tribunal to have mercy.
2. To beg for urgently; entreat.

v.intr.
To make an earnest appeal. See synonyms at beg.

[Latin implōrāre : in-, toward; see in-² + plōrāre, to weep.]

imploration im'plo·ra'tion n.
implorer im·plor'er n.
imploringly im·plor'ing·ly adv.

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verb

To make an earnest or urgent request: appeal, beg, beseech, crave, entreat, plead, pray, sue, supplicate. Archaic conjure. See ask/answer.

v

Definition: beg
Antonyms: answer

IN BRIEF: To beg or plead earnestly.

The experience of the ages that are past, the hopes of the ages that are yet to come, unite their voices in an appeal to us; they implore us to think more of the character of our people than of its vast numbers... — Horace Mann (1796-1859), American educator.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bønfalde, bede indtrængende om
v. intr. - bønfalde

Nederlands (Dutch)
smeken, bezweren

Français (French)
v. tr. - conjurer (qn de faire), implorer
v. intr. - implorer, conjurer, supplier

Deutsch (German)
v. - anflehen, flehen, erflehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκλιπαρώ, ικετεύω, θερμοπαρακαλώ

Italiano (Italian)
supplicare, implorare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - implorar

Русский (Russian)
умолять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - implorar, suplicar, rogar
v. intr. - hacer una súplica

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bönfalla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
恳求, 哀求, 乞求

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 懇求, 哀求
v. intr. - 懇求, 哀求, 乞求

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 애원하다, 탄원하다
v. intr. - 애원하다, 탄원하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 懇願する, …に…するよう頼み込む, 哀願する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يناشد, يتوسل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפציר ב-, התחנן‬
v. intr. - ‮העתיר אל‬

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