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implore

v.
C1 Advanced US //ˌɪmˈpɫɔɹ// UK //ɪmplˈɔː// im·plore Archaic

v. to ask someone very strongly to do something, often because you are in a lot of trouble or need help. You use this when you feel desperate or very serious.

v. to beg or entreat someone earnestly and urgently. Often implies a sense of desperation or a plea for mercy.


SIMPLE

He implored his friends to help him finish the project.

CONTEXTUAL

The stranded hikers implored the rescue team to hurry before the storm hit the valley.

COMPLEX

In his final letter, the scientist implored the government to reconsider its stance on the environmental protections before the habitat was permanently destroyed.

Synonyms
Origin

PIE word *h₁én The verb is borrowed from Middle French implorer (modern French implorer (“to beg, plead, implore”)), or directly from its etymon Latin implōrāre, the present active infinitive of implōrō (“to beseech, entreat, implore; to appeal to, pray to”), from im- (a variant of in- (intensifying prefix)) + plōrō (“to cry out; to complain, deplore, lament”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)- (“to flow; to swim”)). The noun is derived from the verb.

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