Reimportune

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To importune again.

    "The distinguished Secretary being importuned and reimportuned by the Chinese authorities, just as they importuned and reimportuned Secretary Evarts and Secretary Blaine, said, “I will see if the President will not submit it to the compassion and the generostiy and the pity of Congress."

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"The distinguished Secretary being importuned and reimportuned by the Chinese authorities, just as they importuned and reimportuned Secretary Evarts and Secretary Blaine, said, “I will see if the President will not submit it to the compassion and the generostiy and the pity of Congress."

Etymology

From re- + importune.

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