"reimportune" meaning in All languages combined

See reimportune on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: reimportunes [present, singular, third-person], reimportuning [participle, present], reimportuned [participle, past], reimportuned [past]
Etymology: From re- + importune. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|importune}} re- + importune Head templates: {{en-verb}} reimportune (third-person singular simple present reimportunes, present participle reimportuning, simple past and past participle reimportuned)
  1. To importune again.

Inflected forms

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