petition

²petition

verb

pe·ti·tionedpe·ti·tion·ing\-ˈti-sh(ə-)niŋ\

Definition of PETITION

transitive verb

: to make a request to : solicit

intransitive verb

: to make a request; especially : to make a formal written request

— pe·ti·tion·er \-sh(ə-)nər\ noun

Examples of PETITION

1. The organization petitioned the government to investigate the issue.
2. All people had the right to petition the king for help.
3. She petitioned to join their club.

First Known Use of PETITION

1607

Related to PETITION

Synonyms: appeal (to), beseech, besiege, conjure, entreat, impetrate, implore, importune, beg, plead (to), pray, solicit, supplicate

Related Words: bludge [chiefly Australian & New Zealand], cadge, mooch, sponge; ask, desire, invoke, request, sue; claim, coerce, command, compel, demand, force, insist, require

Near Antonyms: hint, imply, intimate, suggest; appease, conciliate, gratify, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, please, satisfy; comfort, console, content, quiet

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Rhymes with PETITION

ambition, audition, commission, condition, munition, partition, patrician, Phoenician, position, suspicion, transition