Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb call_on
1 sense of call on
Sense 1
call on, turn -- (have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help")
=> appeal, invoke -- (request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble")