Appeal
nnoun.communicationearnest or urgent requestSynset:entreaty prayer
Examples:- an entreaty to stop the fighting
- an appeal for help
- an appeal to the public to keep calm
Derivationally Related Form:appeal
Hypernyms:asking request
Inherited Hypernyms:entreatyrequestspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:adjurationcourtingcourtshipdemagoguerydemagogypleasolicitationsuitsupplicationwooing
Full Hyponyms:adjurationbeggarybundlingcourtshipdemagogueryflag wavingimportunitysolicitationsuitsupplicationtouch
nnoun.attributeattractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulatesSynset:appealingness charm
Examples:- his smile was part of his appeal to her
Derivationally Related Form:appealingappealcharm
Hypernyms:attractiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:appealattractivenessbeautyappearancequalityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:siren callsiren songwinsomeness
Full Hyponyms:siren callwinsomeness
nnoun.act(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 of a new trialTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Examples:- their appeal was denied in the superior court
Derivationally Related Form:appeal
Hypernyms:legal proceeding proceeding proceedings
Inherited Hypernyms:appealproceedingdue processgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:appealproceedingdue processgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationrequest for a sum of moneySynset:collection ingathering solicitation
Examples:- an appeal to raise money for starving children
Hypernyms:petition postulation request
Inherited Hypernyms:solicitationrequestmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:whip-round
vverb.socialtake a court case to a higher court for reviewExamples:- He was found guilty but appealed immediately
Derivationally Related Form:appellantappealableappeal
Hypernyms:challenge
Inherited Hypernyms:appealchallengeinviterequestaskrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.communicationrequest earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protectionSynset:invoke
Examples:- appeal to somebody for help
- Invoke God in times of trouble
Derivationally Related Form:appealinvocation
Hypernyms:ask for bespeak call for quest request
Inherited Hypernyms:appealrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:call onpleadturn
Full Troponyms:begbesiegebidcall oncraveimportunepleadsupplicate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s to somebody
vverb.emotionbe attractive toSynset:attract
Examples:- The idea of a vacation appeals to me
- The beautiful garden attracted many people
Antonyms:repel
Derivationally Related Form:attractorattractiveappealattraction
Inherited Hypernyms:attract
Direct Hyponyms:becharmbeckonbeguilebewitchcaptivatecapturecatchcharmenamorenamourenchantentrancefascinatetrance
Full Troponyms:beckoncaptureholdwork
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.socialchallenge (a decision)Derivationally Related Form:appellantappealableappeal
Hypernyms:challenge take exception
Inherited Hypernyms:appealchallengeobjectdisapproveevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationcite as an authority; resort toSynset:invoke
Examples:- He invoked the law that would save him
- I appealed to the law of 1900
- She invoked an ancient law
Hypernyms:advert bring up cite mention name refer
Inherited Hypernyms:invokementionthink ofassociatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: appeal)