n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: pe · ti · tioned ; pe · ti · tion · ing \ - ' ti-sh( ə -)ni ŋ \
Date: 1607
transitive verb : to make a request to : SOLICIT
intransitive verb : to make a request especially : to make a formal written request
– pe · ti · tion · er \ -sh( ə -)n ə r \ noun