ɪmˈplɔː ɪmˈplɔɹ pɹeɪ səˈlɪsɪt call upon in supplication; entreat I beg you to stop! make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted beg the question beg the point in the discussion ask to obtain free beg money and food