English Dictionary: implore | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for implore | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Implore \Im*plore"\, v. i. To entreat; to beg; to prey. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Implore \Im*plore"\, n. Imploration. [Obs.] --Spencer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Implore \Im*plore"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Implored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imploring}.] [L. implorare; pref. im- in + plorare to cry aloud. See {Deplore}.] To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to prey to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urency; to entreat; to beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is sought. Imploring all the gods that reign above. --Pope. I kneel, and then implore her blessing. --Shak. Syn: To beseech; supplicate; crave; entreat; beg; solicit; petition; prey; request; adjure. See {Beseech}. |