make+appeal

  • 41appeal*/ — [əˈpiːl] noun I 1) [C] an urgent request for people to do something or give something There have been several appeals for an end to the fighting.[/ex] The organization has launched an appeal to send food to the flood victims.[/ex] 2) [U] a… …

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  • 42appeal — /əˈpil / (say uh peel) noun 1. a call for aid, support, mercy, etc.; an earnest request or entreaty. 2. a fund raising enterprise undertaken by or on behalf of a charitable or other needy organisation: a Red Cross appeal. 3. application or… …

  • 43appeal — I. noun Etymology: Middle English appel, from Anglo French apel, from apeler Date: 13th century 1. a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court 2. a criminal accusation 3. a. an… …

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  • 44appeal — 1. verb /əˈpɪəl/ a) To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reexamination of for decision. Tomlins …

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  • 45appeal to — Synonyms and related words: accost, address, adjure, apostrophize, appeal, approach, ask, ask for, beg, beseech, bespeak, blackmail, buttonhole, call for, call for help, call on, call to, call upon, challenge, claim, clamor for, conjure, crave,… …

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  • 46appeal — [14] The ultimate Latin source of appeal, the verb adpellere (formed from the prefix ad ‘to’ and pellere ‘drive’ – related to anvil, felt, and pulse), seems to have been used in nautical contexts in the sense ‘direct a ship towards a particular… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 47appeal — [14] The ultimate Latin source of appeal, the verb adpellere (formed from the prefix ad ‘to’ and pellere ‘drive’ – related to anvil, felt, and pulse), seems to have been used in nautical contexts in the sense ‘direct a ship towards a particular… …

    Word origins

  • 48Appeal to probability — The appeal to probability is a logical fallacy. It assumes that because something could happen, it is inevitable that it will happen. This is flawed logic, regardless of the likelihood of the event in question. The fallacy is often used to… …

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  • 49appeal — ap•peal [[t]əˈpil[/t]] n. v. pealed, peal•ing 1) an earnest plea; entreaty; plea: an appeal for help[/ex] 2) a request or reference to some authority for a decision, corroboration, or judgment 3) law a) an application for review by a higher… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50make — verb Make is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑batsman, ↑company, ↑factory, ↑firm, ↑picture, ↑recipe, ↑sale Make is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accommodation, ↑accompaniment, ↑accusation, ↑ …

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