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  • 71appeal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. entreaty, plea, begging, petition; resort; attractiveness, attraction. See request, lawsuit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A plea] Syn. request, plea, bid, claim, suit, submission, solicitation, petition,… …

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  • 72conjure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cast spells, enchant; invoke, summon up; beseech, implore, beg. See sorcery, request. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To practice magic] Syn. enchant, cast a spell, practice legerdemain; see charm 1 . 2. [To… …

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  • 73plead — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. allege, assert, state; take one s stand upon; beg, petition, urge, request. See vindication, lawsuit. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To beg] Syn. implore, beseech, solicit; see appeal 1 , ask 1 , beg 1 . 2.… …

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  • 74beg — verb 1) he begged on the streets Syn: panhandle, ask for money, seek charity, seek alms; informal sponge, cadge, scrounge, bum, mooch 2) we begged for mercy Syn: ask for, request, plead for …

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  • 75Crave — (kr[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craved} (kr[=a]vd); p pr. & vb. n. {Craving}.] [AS. crafian; akin to Icel. krefja, Sw. kr[aum]fva, Dan. kr[ae]ve.] 1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat;… …

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  • 76Craved — Crave Crave (kr[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craved} (kr[=a]vd); p pr. & vb. n. {Craving}.] [AS. crafian; akin to Icel. krefja, Sw. kr[aum]fva, Dan. kr[ae]ve.] 1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg;… …

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  • 77Craving — Crave Crave (kr[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craved} (kr[=a]vd); p pr. & vb. n. {Craving}.] [AS. crafian; akin to Icel. krefja, Sw. kr[aum]fva, Dan. kr[ae]ve.] 1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg;… …

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  • 78Cried — Cry Cry (kr[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cried} (kr[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crying}.] [F. crier, cf. L. quiritare to raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perh. fr. queri to complain; cf. Skr. cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Cf. {Quarrel} a brawl,… …

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  • 79Cry — (kr[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cried} (kr[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crying}.] [F. crier, cf. L. quiritare to raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perh. fr. queri to complain; cf. Skr. cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Cf. {Quarrel} a brawl,… …

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  • 80Crying — Cry Cry (kr[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cried} (kr[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crying}.] [F. crier, cf. L. quiritare to raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perh. fr. queri to complain; cf. Skr. cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Cf. {Quarrel} a brawl,… …

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