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im·plore  audio  (m-plôr, -plr) KEY  

VERB:
im·plored , im·plor·ing , im·plores
VERB:
tr.
  1. To appeal to in supplication; beseech: implored the tribunal to have mercy.
  2. To beg for urgently; entreat.
VERB:
intr.
To make an earnest appeal. See Synonyms at beg.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin implrre : in-, toward ; see in- 2 + plrre, to weep

OTHER FORMS:
implo·ration (Noun), im·plorer (Noun), im·ploring·ly (Adverb)


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