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English noun: petition | |||
| 1. | petition (communication) a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority | ||
| Synonyms | postulation, request | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | appeal, application, collection, demand, ingathering, solicitation | ||
| 2. | petition (communication) reverent petition to a deity | ||
| Synonyms | orison, prayer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | asking, request | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | benediction, blessing, blessing, collect, commination, deprecation, grace, intercession, invocation, prayer wheel, requiescat, supplication, thanksgiving | ||
English verb: petition | |||
| 1. | petition (communication) write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing | ||
| Examples | They petition to move | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, call for, quest, request | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | supplicate | ||
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