Antonyms for implores


Grammar : Verb
Spell : im-plawr, -plohr
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈplɔr, -ˈploʊr


Definition of implores

Origin :
  • c.1500, from Middle French implorer and directly from Latin implorare "call for help, beseech," originally "invoke with weeping," from assimilated form of in- "on, upon" (see in- (2)) + plorare "to weep, cry out." Related: Implored; imploring; imploringly.
  • verb beg
Example sentences :
  • She implores us to do what we may to calm and sober her husband.
  • Extract from : « Aurelian » by William Ware
  • Here is a village that scorns your efforts and a respectful suitor who implores them.
  • Extract from : « A Philanthropist » by Josephine Daskam
  • Cælius implores him, for the sake of his children, to bear in mind what he is doing.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Cicero » by Anthony Trollope
  • Ccile is really there; she implores his pardon, and explains why she gave him such pain.
  • Extract from : « Jack » by Alphonse Daudet
  • She implores his aid, and offers to place herself in his hands.
  • Extract from : « Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail » by Alfred Nutt
  • Arline implores her father to relent, and threatens to go with her lover.
  • Extract from : « The Standard Light Operas » by George Upton
  • She implores you, if it be possible, to keep secret what occurred between us today.
  • Extract from : « The Trail-Hunter » by Gustave Aimard
  • When she implores you in her child's name, can you be deaf to her prayer?
  • Extract from : « The Bath Keepers, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume VIII) » by Charles Paul de Kock
  • He persuades me, or rather, he implores me, to buy—dost thou know what?
  • Extract from : « Children of the Soil » by Henryk Sienkiewicz
  • He implores Max to stay as the helpful buffer in an inevitable scene.
  • Extract from : « Modernities » by Horace Barnett Samuel

Synonyms for implores

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