'Implore' definitions:
Definition of 'implore'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Implore'
From: GCIDE
- 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 urgency; to entreat; to beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is sought. [1913 Webster]
- Imploring all the gods that reign above. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- I kneel, and then implore her blessing. --Shak.
- Syn: To beseech; supplicate; crave; entreat; beg; solicit; petition; prey; request; adjure. See Beseech. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Implore'
From: GCIDE
- Implore \Im*plore"\, v. i. To entreat; to beg; to prey. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Implore'
From: GCIDE
- Implore \Im*plore"\, n. Imploration. [Obs.] --Spencer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'implore'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjure,
- appeal,
- appeal to,
- beg,
- beseech,
- call for help,
- call on,
- call upon,
- clamor for,
- commune with God,
- conjure,
- crave,
- cry for,
- cry on,
- cry to,
- entreat,
- give thanks,
- impetrate,
- importune,
- imprecate,
- invoke,
- kneel to,
- make supplication,
- obtest,
- offer a prayer,
- petition,
- plead,
- plead for,
- pray,
- pray over,
- recite the rosary,
- return thanks,
- run to,
- say grace,
- supplicate