implore
verb/ɪmˈplɔr/
Frequency rank: #15,156 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to beg or plead with someone urgently and desperately
Example sentence
The prisoner fell to his knees to implore the judge for mercy.
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