Im"plo*ra`tor (?), n. One who implores. [Obs.]

Mere implorators of unholy suits.

Shak.

Im*plor"a*to*ry (?), a. Supplicatory; entreating. [R.] Carlyle.

Im*plore" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.

Imploring.] [L. implorare; pref. im- in + plorare to cry aloud. See

Deplore.] To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to pray

to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urgency; to entreat; 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.

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