implorable

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im⋅plore

[im-plawr, -plohr]

verb, -plored, -plor⋅ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.

2.	to beg urgently or piteously for (aid, mercy, pardon, etc.): implore forgiveness.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to make urgent or piteous supplication.

Origin:
1530–40; < L implōrāre, equiv. to im- im- ¹ + plōrāre to lament

Related forms:

im⋅plor⋅a⋅ble, adjective

im⋅plo⋅ra⋅tion, noun

im⋅plor⋅a⋅to⋅ry [im-plawr-uh-tawr-ee, -plohr-uh-tohr-ee]

, adjective

im⋅plor⋅er, noun

im⋅plor⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

im⋅plor⋅ing⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. crave, beg, solicit.

Antonyms:
2. spurn, reject.

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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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Word Origin & History

implore

1500, from L. implorare "call for help, beseech," originally "invoke with weeping," from in- "upon" + plorare "to weep, cry out."

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