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beschwören

to implore, to beseech

verb ZELPST-ue-ber-shets-ung Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to invoke, to conjure

Usage Note

Beschwören in the communicative sense means to implore someone urgently and emotionally; er beschwor sie zu bleiben conveys deep, almost desperate pleading. The conjuring sense is also common in literary contexts.

Examples

"Sie beschwor ihn, die Wahrheit zu sagen."

Natural Translation

She implored him to tell the truth.

Literal Translation

She implored him the truth to say.

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