All call upon synonyms

verb call upon

• propose — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
• require — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
• plead — to appeal or entreat earnestly: to plead for time.
• submit — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
• call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
• contest — A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
• address — Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
• demand — If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
• ask — If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer.
• apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
• petition — a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit: a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
• refer — to direct for information or anything required: He referred me to books on astrology.
• summon — to call upon to do something specified.
• suggest — to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
• bite — If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
• scrounge — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
• hustle — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
• call on — If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
• authorize — If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
• appoint — If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
• direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
• call for — If you call for someone, you go to the building where they are, so that you can both go somewhere.
• tell — to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
• come by — To come by something means to obtain it or find it.
• turn up — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• pop in — Informal. unexpected; without prior warning or announcement: The teacher gave us a pop quiz.
• come over — If a feeling or desire, especially a strange or surprising one, comes over you, it affects you strongly.
• admonish — If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong.
• incite — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
• persuade — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
• prod — to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed: I prodded him with my elbow.
• prick — a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
• propel — to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
• goad — a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
• insist — to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
• pressure — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
• press — to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
• prompt — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
• spur — a batch of newly made rag-paper sheets.
• stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
• concert — A concert is a performance of music.
• influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
• disburse — to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
• captain — In the army, navy, and some other armed forces, a captain is an officer of middle rank.
• manipulate — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
• wield — to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
• designate — When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job.
• head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
• superintend — to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.).
• advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.