implore

Universal Words verb (formal or literary) to ask sb to do sth in an anxious way because you want or need it very much SYNBESEECH, BEG: [VNtoinf] She implored him to stay. * [Vspeech] 'Help me,' he implored. * [VN] Tell me it's true. I implore you. [also VNspeech] imploring adjective: She gave him an imploring look.