English Explanatory Dictionary

importunate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so.
  2. Given to importunate demands, greedily or thoughtlessly demanding.
noun
  1. An importuner.
verb
  1. To importune, or to obtain by importunity.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnət/ /ɪmˈpɔɹt͡ʃənət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-importunate.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-importunate.wav /ɪmˈpɔːtjuːneɪt/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtjuːneɪt/

Word forms

importunate more importunate most importunate importunates importunating importunated

Etymology

First attested in 1477, in Middle english; from Latin importūnus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), modelled on Middle French importuné. By surface analysis, importune + -ate. The noun was substantivized from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Related words

importune

Derived words

importunately importunateness unimportunate

Translations

Bulgarian: досаден Bulgarian: натрапчив Catalan: importú Finnish: vaativainen Irish: achainíoch Macedonian: на́траплив Macedonian: на́метлив Māori: tōwenewene
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