APPEAL

/əˈpiːl/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 13

Definition

  1. noun earnest or urgent request. — synonyms: entreaty, prayer
  2. noun attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates. — synonyms: appealingness, charm
  3. noun (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 trial.
  4. noun request for a sum of money. — synonyms: solicitation, collection, ingathering
  5. verb take a court case to a higher court for review.
  6. verb request earnestly (something from somebody). — synonyms: invoke
  7. verb be attractive to. — synonyms: attract
  8. verb challenge (a decision).
  9. verb cite as an authority. — synonyms: invoke

Examples

  • “He made an appeal for volunteers to help at the festival.”
  • “I appeal to all of you to help the orphans.”
  • “That idea appeals to me.”

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