NOUN | communication | appeal, entreaty, prayer | earnest or urgent request |
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attribute | appeal, appealingness, charm | attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates | |
act | appeal | (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting / granting of a new trial | |
communication | appeal, solicitation, collection, ingathering | request for a sum of money | |
VERB | social | appeal | take a court case to a higher court for review |
communication | appeal, invoke | request earnestly (something from somebody) | |
emotion | appeal, attract | be attractive to | |
social | appeal | challenge (a decision) | |
communication | appeal, invoke | cite as an authority |
Sounds | ahpiy'l | |
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Rhymes | abele ... zeal: 65 rhymes with iyl... |
Meaning | earnest or urgent request. | |
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Examples |
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Synonyms | entreaty, prayer | |
Narrower | adjuration | A solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something |
courtship, wooing, courting, suit | A man's courting of a woman | |
demagoguery, demagogy | impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace | |
solicitation | An entreaty addressed to someone of superior status | |
suit | A petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank | |
supplication, plea | A humble request for help from someone in authority | |
Broader | request, asking | The verbal / verbal / verbal act of requesting / requesting / requesting |
Spanish | imploración, petición, ruego, súplica | |
Catalan | imploració, instància, prec, súplica | |
Verbs | appeal | request earnestly (something from somebody) |
Meaning | Attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates. | |
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Example | "his smile was part of his appeal to her" | |
Synonyms | appealingness, charm | |
Narrower | siren call, siren song | The enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous |
winsomeness | childlike charm or appeal | |
Broader | attractiveness | Sexual allure |
Spanish | atractivo, encanto, gancho, seducción | |
Catalan | encant, encís | |
Verbs | appeal | be attractive to |
Meaning | (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting / granting of a new trial. | |
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Example | "their appeal was denied in the superior court" | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked |
Spanish | apelación | |
Catalan | apel·lació | |
Adjectives | appellate, appellant | of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) |
Verbs | appeal | take a court case to a higher court for review |
appeal | challenge (a decision) |
Meaning | request for a sum of money. | |
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Example | "an appeal to raise money for starving children" | |
Synonyms | solicitation, collection, ingathering | |
Narrower | whip-round | (British) solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose |
Broader | request, petition, postulation | A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
Spanish | colecta, petición, petitoria, solicitud | |
Catalan | col·lecta |
Meaning | Take a court case to a higher court for review. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "He was found guilty but appealed immediately" | |
Broader | challenge | issue a challenge to |
Spanish | apelar, recurrir | |
Adjectives | appealable | capable of being appealed especially to a higher tribunal |
appellant | of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) | |
Nouns | appeal | (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting / granting of a new trial |
appellant | the party who appeals a decision of a lower court |
Meaning | request earnestly (something from somebody) ; ask for aid or protection. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s to somebody | |
Example | "appeal to somebody for help" | |
Synonym | invoke | |
Narrower | call on, turn | Have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to |
plead | appeal or request earnestly | |
Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
Spanish | requerir | |
Catalan | requerir | |
Nouns | appeal | earnest or urgent request |
Meaning | Be attractive to. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Example | "The idea of a vacation appeals to me" | |
Synonym | attract | |
Entailed by | tempt, allure | dispose or incline or entice to |
Narrower | beckon | Appear inviting |
capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant | attract | |
Opposite | repel, repulse | Be repellent to |
Spanish | apelar, atraer | |
Catalan | abellir, atreure | |
Nouns | appeal | attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates |
Meaning | challenge (a decision). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "She appealed the verdict" | |
Broader | challenge, take exception | Raise a formal objection in a court of law |
Spanish | apelar | |
Adjectives | appealable | capable of being appealed especially to a higher tribunal |
appellant | of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) | |
Nouns | appeal | (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting / granting of a new trial |
Meaning | cite as an authority; resort to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "I appealed to the law of 1900" | |
Synonym | invoke | |
Broader | mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer | make reference to |
Spanish | apelar, invocar | |
Catalan | invocar |
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