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Exact Match:

invoke: cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"

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take aside collapse

talk to collapse

speak to collapse

entreat collapse

give thanks collapse

implore collapse

supplicate collapse: ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency"; ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; "supplicate God's blessing"; make a humble, earnest petition; "supplicate for permission"

send for collapse

bid come collapse

beseech collapse

adjure collapse: command solemnly

muster up collapse

convene collapse: meet formally; "The council convened last week"

kneel to collapse

buttonhole collapse: a hole through which buttons are pushed

subpoena collapse: a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court; serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"

pray collapse: address God; say a prayer

greet collapse: react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with catcalls"; send greetings to; express greetings upon meeting someone; be perceived by; "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment"

lay hands on collapse: manage with the hands

beg collapse: call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"; ask to obtain free; "beg money and food"

accost collapse

clamor for collapse

cry for collapse

call in collapse: make a phone call; "call in to a radio station"; "call in sick"; summon to a particular activity or employment; "Experts were called in"; summon to enter; "The nurse called in the next patient"; take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player

enforce collapse: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";; compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"

crave collapse: plead or ask for earnestly; have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

appeal to collapse

conjure up collapse

petition collapse: write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

importune collapse: beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

call out collapse: challenge to a duel; "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton"; call out loudly, as of names or numbers

conjure collapse

call on collapse: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"

summons collapse: a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant; an order to appear in person at a given place and time

summon collapse: call in an official matter, such as to attend court; ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

bespeak collapse: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

plead collapse: appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"; enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"; offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"; make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

call forth collapse

implement collapse: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end; apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure"

call for collapse

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