APPEAL

(REQUEST) [verb] - to make a serious or formal request, esp. to the public, for money or helpThey're appealing for clothes and blankets to send off to the earthquake victims. [I]The police are appealing to the public for any information about the missing girl. [I]The boss tried to appeal to (= ask for support based on) his employees' sense of loyalty by asking them to stay with the company in these difficult times. [I]Her students appealed to her for advice on completing the application forms. [I]Church leaders have appealed to the government to halt the war. [+ to infinitive]