From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishimportuneim‧por‧tune /ˌɪmpəˈtjuːn $ ˌɪmpərˈtuːn/ verb [transitive] formal ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingto ask someone for something continuously in an annoying or unreasonable way → beg→ See Verb tableOrigin importune (1500-1600) French importuner, from Latin importunus “importunate”
