What does implore mean?

Definitions for implore
ɪmˈplɔr, -ˈploʊrim·plore

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. beg, implore, prayverb

    call upon in supplication; entreat

    "I beg you to stop!"

Wiktionary

  1. imploreverb

    To beg for, to entreat urgently or earnestly.

  2. Etymology: French implorer, imploro.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Implorenoun

    The act of begging; intreaty; solicitation. Not in use.

    Etymology: from the verb.

    Urged sore
    With piercing words and pitiful implore,
    Him hasty to arise. Fairy Queen.

  2. To IMPLOREverb

    Etymology: implorer, French; imploro, Latin.

    They ship their oars, and crown with wine
    The holy goblet to the pow'rs divine,
    Imploring all the gods that reign above. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

    Do not say 'tis superstition, that
    I kneel, and then implore her blessing. William Shakespeare, Winter's Tale.

ChatGPT

  1. implore

    Implore is a verb which means to beg or request earnestly or desperately. It is often used to express urgent or emotional pleas, typically towards someone in a position of authority or power.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Imploreverb

    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

  2. Imploreverb

    to entreat; to beg; to prey

  3. Implorenoun

    imploration

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Implore

    im-plōr′, v.t. to ask earnestly: to beg.—ns. Implorā′tion; Implor′ātor (Shak.), one who implores or entreats.—adj. Implor′atory.—n. Implor′er (Spens.), one who implores.—adv. Implor′ingly, in an imploring manner. [Fr.,—L. implorārein, in, plorāre, to weep aloud.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of implore in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of implore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of implore in a Sentence

  1. Oliver L. North:

    There is no moral middle ground. Indifference is not an option. ... For the sake of our children, I implore each of you to be unyielding and inflexible in your opposition to drugs.

  2. Griselda Martinez:

    There is no honor in silence, my brother had a family that loved him and is hurt every single day that he's not here. We implore anyone who knows anything to just speak up.

  3. Anies Baswedan:

    We're preparing ways to anticipate all possibilities that could happen in the city, we implore people of Jakarta to not leave Jakarta, especially for their home towns.

  4. Jenny Durkan:

    Our city complies with federal immigration law and asks that the Department of Justice and ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] do the same, the federal government does not get to run our cities or convert our local law enforcement officials into immigration cops. I implore this administration to focus on real public safety threats, like the opioid crisis, instead of unnecessarily threatening our residents and mayors across the country.

  5. Alex Azar:

    I implore you to continue to condemn unequivocally any form of violence, to demand that no one attempt to disrupt the inaugural activities in Washington or elsewhere, and to continue to support unreservedly the peaceful and orderly transition of power on January 20, 2021.

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