See Also: importune(1)(dictionary)
importune(2)(dictionary)
importune(dictionary)

importune(2) (iou)



importune verb. M16.
[French importuner or medieval Latin importunari, from Latin importunus: see IMPORTUNE adjective & noun.]
verb trans. & intrans. Ask or request of (a person) persistently or pressingly. M16.
P. S. Buck His uncle..came importuning to his door. B. Chatwin She importuned them for money.
b. Urge or impel (a person or thing). Only in E17.
c. Solicit for purposes of prostitution. M19.
verb trans. Ask or beg for (a thing) persistently and pressingly. L16.
Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost The daughter of the King of France..Importunes personal conference with his Grace.
verb trans. Burden, trouble, pester. L16-L18.
verb trans. Portend. Cf. IMPORT verb 1c. Only in L16.
importuner noun M17.