implore
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: PIE word
 *h₁én
The verb is borrowed from Middle French implorer (modern French implorer (“to beg, plead, implore”)), or directly from its etymon Latin implōrāre, the present active infinitive of implōrō (“to beseech, entreat, implore; to appeal to, pray to”), from im- (a variant of in- (intensifying prefix)) + plōrō (“to cry out; to complain, deplore, lament”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)- (“to flow; to swim”)).
The noun is derived from the verb.
Inflected forms:
form: implores
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: imploring
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: implored
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: implored
pos: verb
tags: past
form: no-table-tags
pos: verb
tags: table-tags
form: glossary
pos: verb
tags: inflection-template
form: implore
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
form: implore
pos: verb
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: implored
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: implore
pos: verb
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: implorest
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
second-person
singular
form: implored
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: imploredst
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
second-person
singular
form: implores
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: imploreth
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
singular
third-person
form: implored
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: implore
pos: verb
tags: plural
present
form: implored
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: implore
pos: verb
tags: present
subjunctive
form: implored
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: implore
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: -
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: imploring
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: implored
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: emplore
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: And giue me leaue, / And doe not ſay 'tis Superſtition, that / I kneele, and then implore her Bleſſing.
But again, the Publican by his Confeſſion ſhevveth a piece of the higheſt vviſdom that a mortal Man can ſhevv; becauſe by ſo doing, he engageth as vvell as imploreth the Grace and Mercy of God to ſave him.
My daily bread is litt'rally implor'd, / I have no barns nor granaries to hoard; […]
Puling, and in-voiced, rearing up thy deteſted head, in vain imploreſt thou my mercy, vvho, in thy day, haſt ſhevved me ſo little!
[S]he vvas ſeveral times upon the point of throvving herſelf at her feet, and imploring her pity and protection.
Then, Matilda, […] witnessed thy despair, received a letter from the hands of Herminia, wherein thou imploredst my assistance; that stranger is an impostor?
The man told his story with many tears, and produced a letter written in the king's hand, and addressed to no particular person, but imploring the aid of all good Englishmen.
Politically authoritative history, which discloses the constitutive ground and situation in which human beings find themselves, implores that this action be taken and not that, in order that the truth of the partially revealed and concealed God/nature not be violated.
gloss: To beg or plead that (someone) earnestly or urgently do something; to beseech, to entreat.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Acquaint her vvith the danger of my ſtate, / Implore her, in my voice, that ſhe make friends / To the ſtrict deputie: […]
And novv they ſhip their oars, and crovvn vvith vvine / The holy Goblet to the povv'rs divine: / Imploring all the Gods that reign above, / But chief, the blue-ey'd Progeny of Jove.
Talk not thus, I implore you, Evelyn: do not imagine me the worldly calculator that my enemies deem me.
"Malinka," cried she, "ask no more, I implore thee! Enough, enough! This gentleman has delivered his message. Why lower one's self by an answer?"
Psalm 23 implores us to thank God for helping us to find contentment in the midst of a tense and stressful world, for directing our lives along pathways that are consistent with His will, for the reassurance and security that flow from His constant presence and for protection, as well as for the gift of eternal life.
A prayer lies bound in me / And implores a god, / And implores a name.
I implore you not to allow prison to rob you of your dream or vision, nor of your dignity or self-worth. In all of us, there are untapped abilities. I encourage you to write that book, start that ministry, teach, study, pursue your dream.
gloss: Often followed by for (a thing) or of (a person): to express an earnest or urgent plea.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: That fortnight Rochester passed in intriguing and imploring.
"Do not let me think of them too often, too much, too fondly," I implored; […]
She held up a warning finger as he lowered his mouth to the lips of the boy. 'But oh, why not?' implored he. 'Very well, then,' said she, relenting. 'But as gently as possible.' He kissed the child without waking him, […]
Related words: deplorable
deplorably
deploration
deplore
explore
imploration
implorator
imploratory
Derived words: implorable
implorement
implorer
imploring
unimplorable
unimplored
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