Definition of: importune

(im′pôr·tn′, -tyn′, im·pôr′·chən) v. ·tuned, ·tun·ing v.t.
1. To beset with persistent requests or demands.
2. To ask for persistently or urgently.
3. Obs. To annoy.
4. Obs. To impel; urge.
—v.i.
5. To make persistent requests or demands.
—adjective Persistent; importunate. [<F importuner <Med. L importunari be troublesome <L importunus having no access, vexatious <in- without + portus a port]
—im′por·tune′ly adverb
—im′por·tun′er noun