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    [Verb]  | "im*por*tune" | \ ˌim-pər-ˈtün \


    1: to press or urge with troublesome persistence

    2: to request or beg for urgently

    3: annoy, trouble


    Origin: 1530 ;

     Borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French importuner "to tire, annoy by inappropriate persistence," borrowed from Medieval Latin importūnāre "to harass, pester," verbal derivative of Latin importūnus "unfavorable, inconvenient, adverse, troublesome, relentless" {mat|importune:2|};

    [Adjective]  | "importune" 


    1: importunate


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, "persistent, overeager, fierce, cruel, grievous, troublesome," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, "persistently troublesome," borrowed from Latin importūnus "not suited to one's purpose, unfavorable, inconvenient, adverse, unaccommodating, troublesome, relentless," probably from im- {see: |im-|in-:1} + -portūnus (in opportūnus "favoring one's needs, serviceable, convenient") {mat|opportune|};

      * Note : The Latin adjective importūnus appears to have been formed as a negative counterpart to opportūnus.;

    [Verb]  | "importune" 


    1: to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner;


      * e.g., " ... she was always importuning people for favors, even when she had no right to ask "



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     [ "importunate" ]

    1: Troublesomely urgent or persistent in requesting; pressingly entreating

      * e.g.,  ... Jokes form a kind of currency, such that a wise-crack from the most importunate beggar may bring instant reward. 

     [ "importunities" ]

    1:  the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.

      * e.g.,  ... "I do not know how to use importunities in a sentence." 


     [ "importunities" ]

    2:  importunities, importunate solicitations or demands.


     [ "importunities" ]

    3: importunate demand persist

     [ "Importunate" ]

    1: Asking for things many times in a way that is annoying

      * e.g.,  ... To avoid importunate contacts 

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