Antonyms for request
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : ri-kwest |
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkwɛst |
Definition of request
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French requeste (Modern French requête) "a request," from Vulgar Latin *requaesita, from Latin requisita "a thing asked for," fem. of requisitus "requested, demanded," from past participle stem of requirere (see require).
- noun question or petition
- verb ask for
- The request, thus aided by flattery, was almost unanimously granted.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- This request he intended to refuse, and enjoyed in advance the humiliation of young Rushton.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- It was for them to consider how far they were justified in complying with his request.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- He scowled upon me with a natural hate, and refused to comply with my request.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- On his return he addressed, by their request, the people gathered to receive him.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Hester was greatly delighted with his ready compliance with her request.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- The final volume, by her own request, she received in print.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- Upon this Severus at the request of Galerius marched upon Rome.
- Extract from : « The Non-Christian Cross » by John Denham Parsons
- Two reasons had prompted Wilson to request to have Sidney in the operating-room.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- As a matter of fact, he was watching the boy closely, at Max Wilson's request.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Synonyms for request
- appeal
- application
- apply
- asking
- beg
- begging
- beseech
- bespeak
- call
- call for
- commercial
- demand
- desire
- entreat
- entreaty
- hit
- hit up for
- hold out for
- hustle
- inquire
- inquiry
- invitation
- offer
- petition
- pray
- prayer
- promote
- put in for
- recourse
- requisition
- seek
- solicit
- solicitation
- sponge
- sue
- suit
- supplicate
- supplication
- touch
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