v. a.
1.
Ask ( earnestly ), request ( urgently ), entreat, beg, pray, implore, crave, importune, beseech, supplicate, petition, conjure, press, urge, appeal to.
2.
Invite, summon, awake to action, excite, awaken, arouse.
3.
Disturb, disquiet, make anxious.
4.
Seek, endeavor to obtain.