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What is the verb for appealing?

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appeal
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To accuse (someone of something).
  2. (transitive, law, chiefly US, informal elsewhere) To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reexamination or for decision.
  3. (intransitive) To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.
  4. (intransitive) To call on (someone) for aid
  5. (intransitive) To be attractive.
  6. (intransitive, cricket) To ask an umpire for a decision on whether a batsman is out or not, usually by saying "How's that" or "Howzat".
  7. To summon; to challenge.
  8. To invoke.
  9. Synonyms:
      10. ask, beg, beseech, implore, request, entreat, petition, solicit, adjure, lobby, plead, apply, call, refer, sue, exhort, pray, urge, demand, impetrate, importune, invoke, obsecrate, obtest, propose, proposition, submit, supplicate, address, advance, apply to, bid, contest, ask earnestly, ask urgently, call on, plead with, request earnestly, request urgently, call upon, hit on, make an earnest request, make an urgent request, make a plea, pray to, resort to, appeal to, press, seek, conjure … more
  10. Examples:
      11. “I appeal to all of you to donate to this worthy cause.”
      “This lush and tranquil property will appeal to those who are looking for a unique and peaceful home.”
appealing
  1. present participle of appeal
  2. Synonyms:
      3. asking, begging, beseeching, imploring, requesting, entreating, petitioning, soliciting, adjuring, lobbying, pleading, applying, calling, referring, suing, exhorting, praying, urging, demanding, impetrating, importuning, invoking, obsecrating, obtesting, proposing, propositioning, submitting, supplicating, addressing, advancing, applying to, bidding, contesting, asking earnestly, asking urgently, calling on, pleading with, requesting earnestly, requesting urgently, calling upon, hitting on, making an earnest request, making an urgent request, making a plea, praying to, resorting, attracting, interesting, charming, pleasing … more
appel
  1. Obsolete spelling of appeal
appeale
  1. Obsolete spelling of appeal
appeall
  1. Obsolete form of appeal.
appeals
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appeal
  2. Synonyms:
      3. asks, begs, beseeches, implores, requests, entreats, petitions, solicits, adjures, lobbies, pleads, applies, calls, refers, sues, exhorts, prays, urges, demands, impetrates, importunes, invokes, obsecrates, obtests, proposes, propositions, submits, supplicates, addresses, advances, applies to, bids, contests, asks earnestly, asks urgently, calls on, pleads with, requests earnestly, requests urgently, calls upon, hits on, makes an earnest request, makes an urgent request, makes a plea, prays to, resorts, attracts, interests, charms, pleases … more
appealeth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of appeal
appealest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of appeal
appealed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of appeal
  2. Synonyms:
      3. asked, requested, demanded, required, bade, bid, implored, ordered, petitioned, proposed, urged, begged, pleaded, pled, requisitioned, stipulated, beseeched, besought, challenged, directed, entreated, exhorted, pestered, solicited, sought, commanded, craved, enjoined, expected, importuned, insisted, prayed, sued, supplicated, told, appealed to, applied to, called for, called on, insisted on, pleaded with, put in for, counted on, filed for, looked for, hit on, called, adjured, lobbied, applied … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Police patrols have been stepped up to prevent further disorder in the city, and race relations officers have appealed for calm.”
      “He was well-spoken when talking about a subject that appealed to him, but when answering questions he was short, vague and trivial.”
      “Yes, it was strictly the challenge that appealed to him, he told himself, ignoring a sudden quiver of breath.”
appealling
  1. Misspelling of appealing.
appealled
  1. Misspelling of appealed.
appeling
  1. present participle of appel
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