call upon
Ask for help
Call upon is a formal way of asking someone to do something, often implying authority or expectation: The president called upon Congress to act.
It can mean to visit someone: I called upon my grandmother last Sunday.
To call upon a resource or skill is to draw on it when needed: She called upon all her training to stay calm.
Formal review request
- petitionFormal written appeal
- pleaFormal request or defense
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
supplication · beseech · implore · urge · ask · approach · overture · submission
Utilize available resources
- employEngage for work
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
access · rely on · turn to · make use of · bring to bear · exercise · apply · deploy
Call to appear
- conjureSummon by supernatural means
- evokeBring forth mentally
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
invocation · channeling · seance · spiritualism · medium · divination · spirits · ancestors
Support or aid given
backup · reinforcements · resources · allies · benefactor · volunteer · mobilize · rally
Required task or commitment
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- chargeCost or accusation
summons · commission · task · assignment · role · service · commitment · burden
appeal
Formal review request
solicitation · supplication · beseech · implore · urge · ask · approach · overture · submission · application
draw on
Utilize available resources
leverage · access · rely on · turn to · make use of · bring to bear · exercise · apply · deploy · mobilize
summon
Call to appear
- conjureSummon by supernatural means
- evokeBring forth mentally
- incantationSpoken magical formula
ritual · invocation · channeling · seance · spiritualism · medium · divination · spirits · ancestors · deity
assistance
Support or aid given
relief · backup · reinforcements · resources · allies · benefactor · volunteer · mobilize · rally · enlist
obligation
Required task or commitment
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
charge · summons · commission · task · assignment · role · service · commitment · burden · function