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appeal > 9 senses
NOUN	1	appeal, entreaty, prayer	Earnest or urgent request
	2	appeal, appealingness, charm	Attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
	3	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 of a new trial
	4	appeal, solicitation, collection, ingathering	Request for a sum of money
VERB	1	appeal	Take a court case to a higher court for review
	2	appeal, invoke	Request earnestly (something from somebody)
	3	appeal, attract	Be attractive to
	4	appeal	Challenge (a decision)
	5	appeal, invoke	Cite as an authority

appeal > pronunciation
Sounds	ahpiy'l
Rhymes	abele, anneal, automobile, and 61 more rhymes in iyl...

appeal > noun 1, communication
Meaning	Earnest or urgent request.
Examples	"an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
Synonyms	entreaty, prayer
Broader	request, asking
Narrower	adjuration; demagoguery, demagogy; supplication, plea; solicitation; suit; courtship, wooing, courting, suit
Verbs	appeal

appeal > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	Attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates.
Examples	"his smile was part of his appeal to her"
Synonyms	appealingness, charm
Broader	attractiveness
Narrower	siren call, siren song; winsomeness
Verbs	appeal

appeal > noun 3, act
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 of a new trial.
Examples	"their appeal was denied in the superior court"
Category	law, jurisprudence
Broader	proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
Adjectives	appellate, appellant
Verbs	appeal; appeal

appeal > noun 4, communication
Meaning	Request for a sum of money.
Examples	"an appeal to raise money for starving children"
Synonyms	solicitation, collection, ingathering
Broader	request, petition, postulation
Narrower	whip-round

appeal > verb 1, social
Meaning	Take a court case to a higher court for review.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples	"He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
Broader	challenge
Adjectives	appealable; appellant
Nouns	appeal; appellant

appeal > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Request earnestly (something from somebody). Ask for aid or protection.
Pattern	Something ----s to somebody
Examples	"appeal to somebody for help"
Synonyms	invoke
Broader	request, bespeak, call for, quest
Narrower	plead; call on, turn
Nouns	appeal

appeal > verb 3, emotion
Meaning	Be attractive to.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Examples	"The idea of a vacation appeals to me"
Synonyms	attract
Contrary	repel, repulse
Narrower	capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant; beckon
Entailed by	tempt, allure
Nouns	appeal

appeal > verb 4, social
Meaning	Challenge (a decision).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"She appealed the verdict"
Broader	challenge, take exception
Adjectives	appealable; appellant
Nouns	appeal

appeal > verb 5, communication
Meaning	Cite as an authority. Resort to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"I appealed to the law of 1900"
Synonyms	invoke
Broader	mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer

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