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   Implore (?), 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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   Implore, v. i. To entreat; to beg; to prey.
   
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   Implore, n. Imploration. [Obs.]  Spencer.
   
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