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begMain Entry: 1beg Pronunciation: \ˈbeg\ Function: verb Inflected Form(s): begged; beg·ging Etymology: Middle English beggen Date: 13th century transitive verb 1 : to ask for as a charity — beg the question 1 : to pass over or ignore a question by assuming it to be established or settled synonyms beg, entreat, beseech, implore, supplicate, adjure, importune mean to ask urgently. beg suggests earnestness or insistence especially in asking for a favor <children begging to stay up late>. entreat implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance <entreated him to change his mind>. beseech implies great eagerness or anxiety <I beseech you to have mercy>. implore adds to beseech a suggestion of greater urgency or anguished appeal <implored her not to leave him>. supplicate suggests a posture of humility <with bowed heads they supplicated their Lord>. adjure implies advising as well as pleading and suggests the invoking of something sacred <in God's name I adjure you to cease>. importune suggests an annoying persistence in trying to break down resistance to a request <importuning viewers for contributions>.
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