S: (v) request (ask (a person) to do something) "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
S: (v) order, tell, enjoin, say (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority) "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
S: (v) direct (command with authority) "He directed the children to do their homework"
S: (v) stet (printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative))
S: (v) instruct (give instructions or directions for some task) "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
S: (v) charge (instruct or command with authority) "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
S: (v) charge (instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence)
S: (v) beep (call, summon, or alert with a beeper)
S: (v) recall, call back (summon to return) "The ambassador was recalled to his country"; "The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession"
S: (v) call in (summon to a particular activity or employment) "Experts were called in"
S: (v) lift (call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs)
S: (v) muster (call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.)
S: (v) warn (ask to go away) "The old man warned the children off his property"
S: (v) prescribe ((medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription) "the doctor prescribed steroids for my ear trouble"
S: (v) call (order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role) "He was already called 4 times for jury duty"; "They called him to active military duty"
S: (v) invite, bid (ask someone in a friendly way to do something)
S: (v) tempt, allure (dispose or incline or entice to) "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
S: (v) challenge (issue a challenge to) "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
S: (v) entice, lure, tempt (provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion) "He lured me into temptation"
S: (v) hook, snare (entice and trap) "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
S: (v) seduce (lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct) "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"
S: (v) call (lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal) "Call ducks"
S: (v) brazen (face with defiance or impudence) "brazen it out"
S: (v) call one's bluff (ask to prove what someone is claiming) "John called Mary's bluff when she claimed she could prove the theorem in under an hour"
S: (v) call out (challenge to a duel) "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton"
S: (v) remit, remand, send back (refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision)
S: (v) appeal (take a court case to a higher court for review) "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
S: (v) action, sue, litigate, process (institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against) "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
S: (v) expedite (process fast and efficiently) "I will try to expedite the matter"
S: (v) propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question (ask (someone) to marry you) "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
S: (v) solicit (make a solicitation or petition for something desired) "She is too shy to solicit"
S: (v) ask (direct or put; seek an answer to) "ask a question"
S: (v) ask, require, expect (consider obligatory; request and expect) "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
S: (v) ask, inquire, enquire (address a question to and expect an answer from) "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"; "I inquired about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
S: (v) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand (require as useful, just, or proper) "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
S: (v) ask (require or ask for as a price or condition) "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"