Definition: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
Usage: appeal to somebody for help; Invoke God in times of trouble
Similar words: bespeak, call for, request, quest
Definition: express the need or desire for; ask for
Usage: She requested an extra bed in her room; She called for room service
Definition: cite as an authority; resort to
Usage: He invoked the law that would save him; I appealed to the law of 1900; She invoked an ancient law
Similar words: name, cite, bring up, advert, mention, refer
Definition: make reference to
Usage: His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
Synonyms: bring up, call down, call forth, invoke, conjure, conjure up, arouse, put forward, raise, evoke, stir
Definition: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Usage: raise the specter of unemployment; he conjured wild birds in the air; call down the spirits from the mountain
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor