Implore

[imp. & p. p. IMPLORED; p. pr. & vb. n. IMPLORING.] [Fr. implorer, Sp. implorar, It. & Lat. implorare, from Lat. prefix im, for in, and plorare, to cry aloud, to cry out.] To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to pray earnestly; to petition with urgency; to entreat; to ask earnestly; to beg; — followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is sought. “Imploring all the gods that reign above.” Pope. I kneel, and thus implore her blessing. Shak. Syn.—To beseech; supplicate; crave; entreat; beg; solicit. See BESEECH.

n. Earnest supplication. [Obs.] “With piercing words and pitiful implore.” Spenser.