| Main Entry: | adjure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | command |
Synonyms: |
beseech, charge, entreat, implore, obligate, order, require, supplicate |
| Notes: | abjure is 'swear off' or 'swear away' and adjure is 'command earnestly'; abjure implies a firm and final rejecting or abandoning often made under oath |
| Main Entry: | appeal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request |
Synonyms: |
address, adjure, advance, apply, ask, beg, beseech, bid, call, call upon, claim, contest, crave, demand, entreat, hit on, implore, importune, petition, plead, pray, propose, proposition, question, refer, require, resort to, solicit, strike, submit, sue, supplicate, urge |
Antonyms: |
deny, disclaim, recall, refuse, renounce, retract, revoke |
| Main Entry: | attest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | affirm, vouch for |
Synonyms: |
adjure, announce, argue, assert, asservate, authenticate, aver, bear out, bear witness, certify, confirm, corroborate, countersign, declare, demonstrate, display, exhibit, give evidence, indicate, prove, ratify, seal, show, substantiate, support, sustain, swear, testify, uphold, verify, warrant, witness |
Antonyms: |
deny |
| Main Entry: | beseech |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beg |
Synonyms: |
adjure, appeal, ask, call upon, crave, entreat, implore, importune, invoke, petition, plead, pray, solicit, sue, supplicate |
Antonyms: |
give, offer |
| Main Entry: | charge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | order something done |
Synonyms: |
adjure, ask, bid, command, direct, enjoin, entrust, exhort, instruct, request, require, solicit, tell, warn |
| Main Entry: | command |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demand |
Synonyms: |
adjure, appoint, authorize, ban, bar, beckon, bid, call, call for, call on, call the signals, call upon, charge, check, cite, compel, debar, dictate, direct, enact, enjoin, exact, forbid, force upon, give directions, give orders, grant, impose, inflict, inhibit, instruct, interdict, lay down the law, mark out, oblige, ordain, order, ordinate, proclaim, prohibit, put foot down, require, requisition, restrain, rule out, send for, set, subpoena, summon, take charge, take lead, task, tell, warn |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
Antonyms: |
contradict, countermand, oppose, recall, reverse, revoke |
| Main Entry: | conjure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | appeal to, implore |
Synonyms: |
adjure, ask, beg, beseech, brace, crave, entreat, importune, pray, supplicate, urge |
Antonyms: |
disgust, turn off |
| Main Entry: | enjoin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | order, command |
Synonyms: |
adjure, admonish, advise, appoint, bid, call upon, caution, charge, counsel, decree, demand, dictate, direct, forewarn, impose, instruct, ordain, prescribe, require, rule, tell, urge, warn |
| Main Entry: | invoke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call upon |
Synonyms: |
adjure, appeal to, beg, beseech, call forth, conjure, crave, entreat, implore, importune, petition, plead, pray, request, send for, solicit, summon, supplicate |
| Main Entry: | order |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | command, authorize |
Synonyms: |
adjure, apply for, bid, book, buy, call for, call the shots, call the signals, charge, contract for, decree, dictate, direct, enact, engage, enjoin, hire, instruct, obtain, ordain, prescribe, pull strings, request, require, reserve, rule the roost, secure, send away for, tell, warn |
Antonyms: |
disallow, prevent, rescind |