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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪmˈplɔː^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪmˈplɔr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(im plôr′, -plōr′)

Inflections of 'implore' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

implores: v 3rd person singular

imploring: v pres p

implored: v past

implored: v past p

im•plore /ɪmˈplɔr/USA pronunciation v., -plored, -plor•ing.

to beg urgently (for);
beseech: [~ + object]He implored her forgiveness.[~ + object + to + verb]They implored him not to go.

im•plor•ing, adj.: an imploring look.
im•plor•ing•ly, adv.: The dog looked imploringly at me.

im•plore (im plôr′, -plōr′),USA pronunciation v., -plored, -plor•ing.
v.t.

to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech;
entreat:They implored him to go.
to beg urgently or piteously for (aid, mercy, pardon, etc.):implore forgiveness.

v.i.

to make urgent or piteous supplication.

Latin implōrāre, equivalent. to im- im-¹ + plōrāre to lament
1530–40

im•plor′a•ble, adj.
im′plo•ra′tion, n.
im•plor′er, n.
im•plor′ing•ly, adv.
im•plor′ing•ness, n.

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implore /ɪmˈplɔː/ vb (transitive)

to beg or ask (someone) earnestly (to do something); plead with; beseech

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin implōrāre, from im- + plōrāre to bewailˌimploˈration n imˈploratory adj imˈploringly adv

'implore' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

entreat - invoke - pray - beg - beseech - cry - importune - press - supplicate

In Lists: Song of the Silent Snow, more...

Synonyms: supplicate, beseech, entreat, beg, more...

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