Definition

verb. to make a formal request to.

Example Sentence

Many citizens have petitioned the city council to fix up the park.

Synonyms

request; appeal; plea

Antonyms

denial; disavowal; disclaimer

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

petitioned
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • auditioned
  • commissioned
  • conditioned
  • partitioned
  • petitioned
  • positioned

  • decommissioned
  • propositioned
  • reconditioned
  • repositioned
  • requisitioned