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Synonyms
im·por·tune (ĭḿpôr-tōōń, -tyōōń, ĭm-pôŕchən)

[French importuner, from Old French importun, inopportune, from Latin importūnus, in-, not; see in–1, + portus, port, refuge.]

verb: -tuned, -tun·ing, -tunes. 

transitive verb 

  1. To beset with insistent or repeated requests; entreat pressingly.
  2. Archaic To ask for urgently or repeatedly.
  3. To annoy; vex.

intransitive verb 

To plead or urge irksomely, often persistently. See synonyms at beg

adjective 

Importunate.

derivatives

iḿpor·tunély
adverb
iḿpor·tuńer
noun