1. (v. t.) To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.

2. (v. t.) To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.

administer an oath appeal appeal to beg beseech call for help call on call upon clamor for conjure crave cry for cry on cry to entreat impetrate implore imprecate invoke kneel to obtest plead plead for pray put under oath put upon oath run to supplicate swear swear in