un-implorable
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.
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implore (ɪmˈplɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to beg or ask (someone) earnestly (to do something); plead with; beseech |
| 2. | to ask earnestly or piteously for; supplicate; beg: to implore someone's mercy |
| [C16: from Latin implōrāre, from | |
| implo'ration | |
| —n | |
| im'ploratory | |
| —adj | |
| im'plorer | |
| —n | |
| im'ploringly | |
| —adv | |
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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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