importune suggests an annoying persistence in trying to break down resistance to a request.
importuning viewers for contributions
Example Sentences
I entreat you to help me. she began her letter by entreating me to forgive the belatedness of her reply
Recent Examples on the WebKimmel entreated viewers to vote Trump out of office in November, but also went further, attempting to grapple with the larger issues of racial injustice at play. Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 30 May 2020 At climate rallies, Granett entreats strangers to keep it terrestrial. Alex Davies, Wired, 1 Apr. 2020 Over the past three years, priests, bishops, and Pope Francis have condemned U.S. immigration policy under the Trump Administration and entreated Catholics around the world to stand up for the rights of migrants.Time, 7 Jan. 2020 Those things are forbidden, as entreating the angels with prayer. Jake Cline, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019 In the developing movie (based on the 2019 sequel to Ahern's original work) Holly's sister Ciara entreats her to share her touching story with the world on a podcast. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 13 Feb. 2020 Or Tinkerbell, a sassy alpha sprite who in a burst of feminist solidarity entreats her sisters to a call for girl power?Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2020 Kahn entreats the reader on the first page of her biography.Vogue, 6 Nov. 2019 Trump entreated black voters at numerous whistle stops. Deroy Murdock, National Review, 9 Aug. 2019 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English entreten, from Anglo-French entreter, from en- + treter to treat