| NOUN | communication | appeal, entreaty, prayer | earnest or urgent request |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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