implore

implore
verb (T) formal to ask for something in an emotional way; plead (1): John, I implore you, stop now before it's too late. | implore sb to do sth: She implored the soldiers to save her child. imply /Im'plaI/ verb (T)
1 to suggest that something is true without saying this directly: imply (that): She managed to imply she'd contributed the money without actually saying so. | an implied threat
—see infer
2 if a fact, event etc implies something, it shows that it is likely to be true: The high level of radiation in the rocks implies that they are volcanic in origin.
3 if a principle, action, idea etc implies something, it makes other actions or conditions necessary: Democracy implies a respect for individual liberties.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • imploré — imploré, ée (in plo ré, rée) part. passé d implorer. Le ciel imploré en vain …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Implore — Im*plore , v. i. To entreat; to beg; to prey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Implore — Im*plore , n. Imploration. [Obs.] Spencer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • implore — I verb appeal to, beseech, besiege, call, call upon, entreat, evoke, exhort, importune, invoke, obsecrate, obtest, petition, plead, pray, press, pressure, request, solicit, solicitate, supplicate, urge II index call (appeal to), exhort, importune …   Law dictionary

  • implore — (v.) c.1500, from M.Fr. implorer and directly from L. implorare call for help, beseech, originally invoke with weeping, from assimilated form of in on, upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + plorare to weep, cry out. Related: Implored; imploring;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • implore — entreat, beseech, supplicate, *beg, importune, adjure Analogous words: pray, plead, sue, appeal, petition (see under PRAYER): *ask, request, solicit …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • implore — [v] beg appeal, beseech, conjure, crave, entreat, go on bended knee*, importune, plead, pray, solicit, supplicate, urge; concept 48 Ant. answer …   New thesaurus

  • imploré — Imploré, [implor]ée. part …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • implore — ► VERB ▪ beg earnestly or desperately. ORIGIN Latin implorare invoke with tears …   English terms dictionary

  • implore — [im plôr′] vt. implored, imploring [L implorare, to beseech, entreat < in , intens. + plorare, to cry out, weep] 1. to ask or beg earnestly for; beseech 2. to ask or beg (a person) to do something; entreat SYN. BEG imploringly adv …   English World dictionary

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