Word of the day - importune

importune (im-pawr-TOON, im-pawr-TYOON, im-PAWR-chuhn) tr.verb 1. To beset with insistent or repeated requests; entreat pressingly. 2. Archaic. To ask for urgently or repeatedly. 3. To annoy; vex.importune intr.verb To plead or urge irksomely, often persistently.importune adjective Importunate.[French importuner, from Old French importun, inopportune, from Latinimportunus : in-, not. + portus, port, refuge.] "There's a poignant little scene halfway into Primary Colors. It's primary night in New Hampshire, and candidate Jack Stanton (John Travolta) stands alone on a rainy street, knocking on car windows and importuning drivers for last-minute votes like a squeegee guy cadging a dollar." The Arts/Cinema, Time, Richard Corliss,03-16-1998;