implored

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implored - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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           Imploring all the gods that reign above. --Pope.
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           I kneel, and then implore her blessing.  --Shak.
  
     Syn: To beseech; supplicate; crave; entreat; beg; solicit;
          petition; prey; request; adjure. See Beseech.
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