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request collapse: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority; the verbal act of requesting; express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"; inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"

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

ask collapse: make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"; consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"; inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"; direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"; address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"; require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"

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"

solicit collapse: make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"; incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"; make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

requisition collapse: an official form on which a request in made; "first you have to fill out the requisition"; the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use; make a formal request for official services; demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service

apply collapse: ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"; refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!"; apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"; be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"

go far collapse: extend in importance or range; "His accomplishments go far"

reimburse collapse: pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"

indemnify collapse: secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"

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

indent collapse: an order for goods to be exported or imported; notch the edge of or make jagged; make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"; cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents"; set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"

propose collapse: make a proposal, declare a plan for something; ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

seek collapse: the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk; inquire for; "seek directions from a local"; go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"; try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"

arrive collapse: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"; succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"

round robin collapse: a letter signed by a number of people; a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant

pay back collapse: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

demand collapse: the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"; an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"; the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"; request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"; claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"; ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"; summon to court; lay legal claim to

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