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appeal

/əˈpil/uh-PEEL
/əˈpil/uh-PEEL

Meaningto address, call upon

Common meaning: to make an earnest request

Journey through time

  1. Latinappellare‘to address, call upon’source
  2. Middle Englishappelensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto address, call upon → to make an earnest requestappeal‘to make an earnest request’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin appellare ‘to address, call upon’.

Roots

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