noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The action of imploring; begging, beseeching. countable, uncountable

   "Dulled by the burlap, Josiah’s incoherent implorations were a soft, wet mumble."

Synonyms

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angelusappealapplicationave mariabeadsbeseechment

Example

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"Dulled by the burlap, Josiah’s incoherent implorations were a soft, wet mumble."

Etymology

From French imploration, from Latin implorationem.

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