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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. call upon in supplication; entreat;
- Example: "I beg you to stop!"
[syn: beg, implore, pray]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 pray to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urgency; to entreat; to beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is sought. [1913 Webster] Imploring all the gods that reign above. --Pope. [1913 Webster] I kneel, and then implore her blessing. --Shak. Syn: To beseech; supplicate; crave; entreat; beg; solicit; petition; prey; request; adjure. See Beseech. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Implore \Im*plore"\, v. i. To entreat; to beg; to prey. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Implore \Im*plore"\, n. Imploration. [Obs.] --Spencer. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

implore v 1: call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" [syn: beg, implore, pray]