Main Entry:

²appeal

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English appelen to accuse, appeal, from Anglo-French apeler, literally, to call, summon, from Latin appellare, from appellere to drive to, from ad- + pellere to drive — more at felt

Date:

14th century

transitive verb 1 : to charge with a crime : accuse 2 : to take proceedings to have (a lower court's decision) reviewed in a higher court intransitive verb 1 : to take a lower court's decision to a higher court for review 2 : to call upon another for corroboration, vindication, or decision 3 : to make an earnest request <appealed to them for help> 4 : to arouse a sympathetic response <that idea appeals to him>

— ap·peal·abil·i·ty \-ˌpē-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— ap·peal·able \-ˈpē-lə-bəl\ adjective

— ap·peal·er noun