Definition of "importuned" [importuned]

• Simple past tense and past participle of importune. (verb)

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• "He loves to be pressingly importuned, which is not the manner of men."
• "Mr. Laird further states that if any person has "importuned" the American Navy Department in behalf of his firm, he has done so without any authority."
• "This caused a considerable stir among the other guests, all of whom importuned her to reveal whether she had discussed the story with people in the O campaign or, more to the point, whether someone in the campaign leaked the story to her."