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im·por·tune I0062700 (ĭm′pôr-to͞on′, -tyo͞on′, ĭm-pôr′chən)v. im·por·tuned, im·por·tun·ing, im·por·tunes v.tr.1. To make an earnest request of (someone), especially insistently or repeatedly: "A dozen reporters importuned every passing ambassador to speak to them" (Felicity Barringer).2. Archaic a. To ask for (something) urgently or repeatedly.b. To annoy; vex.v.intr. To plead or urge irksomely, often persistently.adj. Archaic Importunate. [French importuner, from Old French importun, inopportune, from Latin importūnus : in-, not; see in-1 + portus, port, refuge; see per- in Indo-European roots.] im′por·tune′ly adv.im′por·tun′er n.ThesaurusSeeimportune |