All call upon synonyms
call upΒ·on
C c 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).