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All call upon synonyms

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verb call upon

  • plead β€” to appeal or entreat earnestly: to plead for time.
  • necessitate β€” to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
  • request β€” the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
  • demand β€” If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
  • preach β€” to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
  • use β€” to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
  • regulate β€” to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
  • run β€” execution
  • dominate β€” to rule over; govern; control.
  • oversee β€” to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
  • train β€” Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
  • conduct β€” When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.
  • administer β€” If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it.
  • maintain β€” to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
  • supervise β€” to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
  • handle β€” a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
  • govern β€” to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
  • operate β€” to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
  • guide β€” to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
  • take over β€” the act of taking.
  • take care of β€” a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
  • seek β€” to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
  • involve β€” to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
  • obligate β€” to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
  • take β€” to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • cause β€” a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
  • invite β€” to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
  • recall β€” to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
  • gather β€” to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
  • assemble β€” When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
  • draft β€” a drawing, sketch, or design.
  • convene β€” If someone convenes a meeting or conference, they arrange for it to take place. You can also say that people convene or that a meeting convenes.
  • mobilize β€” to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
  • call in β€” If you call someone in, you ask them to come and help you or do something for you.
  • disclose β€” to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
  • reveal β€” to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
  • confess β€” If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
  • mention β€” to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
  • state β€” the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
  • inform β€” to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
  • say β€” assay.
  • notify β€” to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
  • report β€” an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
  • announce β€” If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially.
  • declare β€” If you declare that something is true, you say that it is true in a firm, deliberate way. You can also declare an attitude or intention.
  • speak β€” to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
  • urge β€” to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
  • sue β€” to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages.
  • claim β€” If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
  • pray β€” to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
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