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plor

to cry out, weep

Latin · plorare

Plor comes from Latin plorare, "to cry out, weep". It appears in words about wailing, begging with tears, and (in explore) crying out when finding game.

Memory trick

DEPLORE is to weep over something bad; IMPLORE is to beg in tears.

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