Implore
(verb)
- To urgently and earnestly beg or plead with someone to do something.
- To urgently and earnestly request or ask for something.
- To urgently and earnestly call for help.
Origin:
From the latin word "implorare" meaning "to beg" or "to call for help".
Examples:
- She implored him to stay and work things out.
- He implored the government to take action to help the victims.
- She implored the audience to donate to the charity.
- He implored her to change her mind and come with him.
- The parents implored the kidnappers to return their child unharmed.