to request earnestly (something from somebody); to ask for aid or protection
communication verb (telling, asking, ordering, singing, etc.)
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appeal to somebody for help
[verb] originally in legal sense of "calling" to a higher judge or court, ... |...
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may take the form of: Supplication, prayer or spell. ; A form of possession. ; Command or conjuration. ; Self-identification with certain spirits. ; These forms are described below, but are not mutually exclusive. See also Theurgy. As a supplication or... (41 of 1473 words, 1 image)
to call upon (an agent, especially God or another deity) for help, inspiration, etc | to put (a law, penalty, etc) into use | to appeal to (an outside ... (27 of 515 words, 5 definitions, 10 usage examples, pronunciation)
to petition for help or support ; to appeal to or cite as authority | to call forth by incantation; "conjure" | to make an earnest request for; ... (26 of 334 words, 5 definitions, pronunciation)
to use a law or rule in order to achieve something ; to mention a law, ... | to make someone feel a particular emotion or see a particular image in ... (30 of 157 words, 4 definitions, 5 usage examples, pronunciation)
call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration. | summon (a spirit) by charms or incantation. | cite or appeal to (someone or ... (27 of 128 words, 6 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration | To appeal to or cite in support or justification. | To call for earnestly; ... (24 of 116 words, 6 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
[transitive] To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance. | [transitive] To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority. | [transitive] To conjure up with incantations. | [transitive] To bring about as an... (36 of 116 words, 6 definitions, 8 usage examples, pronunciation)
to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for. | to call on (a deity, Muse, etc.), as in prayer or supplication. | to declare to be ... (27 of 88 words, 7 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
to call on (God, a god, a saint, the Muses, etc.) for blessing, help, inspiration, support, etc. | to resort to or put into use (a law, ruling, ... (27 of 87 words, 5 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
to request or use a power outside yourself, especially a law or a god, to help you when you want to improve a situation | to make someone have a ... (29 of 67 words, 2 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciations)
the resort to a higher court to review the decision of a lower court, or to a court to review the order of an administrative agency. In varying forms, ... (29 of 668 words)
in law, hearing by a superior court to consider correcting or reversing the judgment of an inferior court, because of errors allegedly committed by ... (24 of 256 words)
to call upon a greater power such as God or a spirit for help | to quote, rely on, or use something such as a law in support of an argument or case | ... (32 of 118 words, 5 definitions, pronunciation)
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First use: about 1300 | early 14th century
Origin: [verb] originally in legal sense of "calling" to a higher judge or court, ... | [noun] in the legal sense, from Old French apel (Mod.French ... (29 of 144 etymology words)
Origin: Middle English apelen from Old French apeler from Latin appellare, to accost, apply to, appeal; iterative from appellere, ... (18 of 26 etymology words)
Origin: Middle English (in legal contexts): from Old French apel (noun), apeler (verb), from Latin appellare "to address", based on ... (19 of 24 etymology words)
Origin: Middle English apel, from Old French, from apeler, to appeal, from Latin appellāre, to entreat; see pel- [entry 5] in Indo-European roots.
First use: 14th century
Origin: from Old French appeler, from Latin appellāre to entreat (literally: to approach), from pellere to push, drive
Origin: Old French apeler, from Latin appellō.
First use: 13th century
Origin: Middle English appel, from Anglo-French apel, from apeler
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First use: 14th century
Origin: Middle English appelen to accuse, appeal, from Anglo-French apeler, literally, to call, summon, from Latin appellare, from ... (19 of 28 etymology words)
First use: 14th century
Origin: Old French apeler from Latin appellare "address, entreat", related to pellere "push"
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