Added 9 October 2026
implore
/ɪmˈplɔː/ verb
In Latin: adōrō, affor, obsecrō Wiktionary
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- To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech. To beg or plead that (someone) earnestly or urgently do something; to beseech, to entreat.
- To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech.
- To beg or plead that (someone) earnestly or urgently do something; to beseech, to entreat.
noun
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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