Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) pursuit, pursuance, quest (a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria) "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"
S: (n) quest, seeking (the act of searching for something) "a quest for diamonds"
Verb
S: (v) quest (make a search (for)) "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"
S: (v) quest (search the trail of (game)) "The dog went off and quested"
S: (v) bay, quest (bark with prolonged noises, of dogs)
S: (v) quest (seek alms, as for religious purposes)
S: (v) request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest (express the need or desire for) "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you call, always ask for Mary"
S: (v) ask (make a request or demand for something to somebody) "She asked him for a loan"
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) petition (write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing)
S: (v) supplicate (make a humble, earnest petition) "supplicate for permission"
S: (v) demand (request urgently and forcefully) "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
S: (v) want (wish or demand the presence of) "I want you here at noon!"
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) call (require the presentation of for redemption before maturation) "Call a bond"
S: (v) clamor, clamour (make loud demands) "he clamored for justice and tolerance"
S: (v) dun (persistently ask for overdue payment) "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
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"
S: (v) appeal, invoke (request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection) "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
S: (v) plead (appeal or request earnestly) "I pleaded with him to stop"
S: (v) call on, turn (have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to) "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"
S: (v) supplicate (ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer) "supplicate God's blessing"
S: (v) apply (ask (for something)) "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
S: (v) put in, submit (make an application as for a job or funding) "We put in a grant to the NSF"
S: (v) solicit, beg, tap (make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently) "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
S: (v) quest (seek alms, as for religious purposes)
S: (v) canvass (solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign)
S: (v) beg (ask to obtain free) "beg money and food"
S: (v) schnorr, shnorr, scrounge, cadge (obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling) "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"
S: (v) panhandle (beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money)
S: (v) claim, lay claim, arrogate (demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to) "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
S: (v) pretend (put forward a claim and assert right or possession of) "pretend the title of King"
S: (v) requisition (demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service)
S: (v) call (call a meeting; invite or command to meet) "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week"
S: (v) reserve, hold, book (arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance) "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
S: (v) keep open, hold open, keep, save (retain rights to) "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"