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Guaymuras dialogue — Tegucigalpa/San José accord is a diplomatic agreement between two rival political factions in Honduras during the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis. Representatives from the de facto Micheletti government and deposed President Manuel Zelaya… … Wikipedia
beg — I. verb (begged; begging) Etymology: Middle English beggen Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to ask for as a charity 2. a. to ask earnestly for ; entreat b. to require as necessary or appropriat … New Collegiate Dictionary
postulate — (v.) early 15c. (implied in postulation), nominate to a church office, from M.L. postulatus, pp. of postulare to ask, demand, probably formed from pp. of L. poscere ask urgently, demand, from *posk to , Italic inchoative of PIE root *prek to ask… … Etymology dictionary
im´por|tun´er — im|por|tune «IHM pr TOON, TYOON; ihm PR chuhn», verb, tuned, tun|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to ask urgently or repeatedly; annoy with pressing demands: »The boy importuned the teacher to raise his grade. Similarly, there is little real concern… … Useful english dictionary
im´por|tune´ly — im|por|tune «IHM pr TOON, TYOON; ihm PR chuhn», verb, tuned, tun|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to ask urgently or repeatedly; annoy with pressing demands: »The boy importuned the teacher to raise his grade. Similarly, there is little real concern… … Useful english dictionary
im|por|tune — «IHM pr TOON, TYOON; ihm PR chuhn», verb, tuned, tun|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to ask urgently or repeatedly; annoy with pressing demands: »The boy importuned the teacher to raise his grade. Similarly, there is little real concern that…she may… … Useful english dictionary
importune — im·por·tune /ˌim pȯr tün, tyün; im pȯr ˌtyün, chən/ vb tuned, tun·ing vt: to press or urge with troublesome persistence who solicits, requests, commands, importune s or intentionally aids another person to engage in conduct which constitutes an … Law dictionary
appeal — 1. verb 1) police are appealing for information Syn: ask urgently/earnestly, make an urgent/earnest request, call, make a plea, plead 2) Stuart appealed to me to help them Syn: implore, beg, entreat, call on, plead with … Thesaurus of popular words
Efflagitate — Ef*flag i*tate, v. t. [L. efflagitatus, p. p. of efflagitare.] To ask urgently. [Obs.] Cockeram. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
entreat — verb Etymology: Middle English entreten, from Anglo French entreter, from en + treter to treat Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. obsolete a. negotiate b. intercede 2. to make an earnest request … New Collegiate Dictionary
