implore
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Is implore a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of implore?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (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; […]"transitive
2. (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."transitive
3. (intransitive) Often followed by for (a thing) or of (a person): to express an earnest or urgent plea.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, […]"intransitive
noun (English)
1. (obsolete, rare) An act of begging or pleading earnestly or urgently; an entreaty, an imploration or imploring, a plea.Examples: "Suddenly out of his delightfull dreame / The man avvoke, and vvould haue queſtiond more; / But he vvould not endure that vvofull theame / For to dilate at large, but vrged ſore / VVith percing vvordes, and pittifull implore, / Him haſty to ariſe."obsoleterare
Definition source: Wiktionary