reimportune

English

Etymology

re- +‎ importune

Verb

reimportune (third-person singular simple present reimportunes, present participle reimportuning, simple past and past participle reimportuned)

1. To importune again.
   • 1886, United States. Congress, Congressional Record:

     The distinguished Secretary being importuned and reimportuned by the Chinese authorities, just as they importuned and reimportuned Secretary Evarts and Secretary Blaine, said, “I will see if the President will not submit it to the compassion and the generostiy and the pity of Congress.

   • 1977, Mervyn Horder, Ronald Firbank: memoirs and critiques, page 219:

     'Is that -- she dismantlingly ogled -- what you're after?':and Mrs Thoroughfare 'reimportunes' her friend.

   • 1988, Beverly Rae Kimes, Great Cars and Grand Marques, →ISBN, page 43:

     This done, he reimportuned Victor Riley, who, knowing now what Fred had known for weeks about the T.T. engine inventory, had one of the spares gift wrapped and released to the gruff little Yorkshireman.

   • 1999, Ben Jonson, G. A. Wilkes, Gerald Alfred Wilkes, Five Plays, →ISBN, page 245:

     And on first advantage Of his 'gained sense, will I reimportune him Unto the making of his testament : And show him this.