Chapter Words Relating to the Voluntary Powers of Index by Roget's Thesaurus

760. Offer (Substantives), proffer, tender, present, overture, proposition, motion, proposal, invitation, presentation, offering, oblation, bid, bribe.

Sacrifice, immolation.

(Verbs). To offer, proffer, tender, present, invite, volunteer, propose, move, make a motion, start, press, bid, hold out, hawk about.

(Phrase). To grease the palm.

To sacrifice, immolate.

(Adjective). Offering, etc.

761. Refusal (Substantives), rejection, declining, non-compliance, declension, dissent, denial, repulse, rebuff, discountenance, see 489.

Disclaimer, recusancy, abnegation, protest.

Revocation, violation, abrogation 756, flat refusal, peremptory denial.

(Verbs). To refuse, reject, deny, decline, disclaim, protest, resist, repel, refuse or withhold one's assent; to excuse oneself, to negative, turn down, grudge, begrudge.

To discard, set aside, rescind, declare off, revoke, discountenance, forswear.

(Phrases). To turn a deaf ear to; to shake the head; not to hear of; to send to the right-about; to hang fire; to wash one's hands of; to declare off.

(Adjectives). Refusing, etc., recusant, uncomplying, unconsenting.

(Adverbs). No, by no means, etc. 489.

(Phrases). Your humble servant (ironically); bien obligé; excuse me; by no means; nothing doing.

762. Request (Substantives), asking, petition, demand, suit, solicitation, craving, entreaty, begging, postulation, adjuration, canvass, candidature, prayer, supplication, impetration, imploration, instance, obsecration, obtestation, importunity, application, address, appeal, motion, overture, invocation, interpellation, apostrophe, orison, incantation, imprecation, conjuration.

Mendicancy, begging letter, grace, brigue.

Claim, reclamation, revendication.

(Verbs). To request, ask, beg, cadge, crave, pray, petition, solicit, beg a boon, demand, prefer a request or petition, ply, apply to, make application, put to, make bold to ask, invite, beg leave, put up a prayer, pop the question.

To beg hard, entreat, beseech, supplicate, implore, conjure, adjure, invoke, evoke, kneel to, fall on one's knees, impetrate, imprecate, appeal to, apply to, put to, address, call for, press, urge, beset, importune, dun, tax, besiege, cry to, call on, throw oneself at the feet of.

Prithee, do, please, be good enough, pray, be so good as, have the goodness, vouchsafe.

To bespeak, canvass, tout, make interest, court.

To claim, reclaim, sue.