implore

Definition

To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech.

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.

Example Sentences

• "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; […]"

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