appeal vs request

appeal and request both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appeal	Yes	No	Yes	No
request	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, request is a hypernym of appeal; that is, request is a word with a broader meaning than appeal:

Other hypernyms of appeal include asking.

As nouns, request is a hypernym of appeal; that is, request is a word with a broader meaning than appeal:

appeal: request for a sum of money
request: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

Other hypernyms of appeal include petition, postulation.

As verbs, request is a hypernym of appeal; that is, request is a word with a broader meaning than appeal:

appeal: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
request: express the need or desire for

Other hypernyms of appeal include ask for, bespeak, call for, quest.

appeal (noun)	request (noun)
(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial	the verbal act of requesting
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates	a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
earnest or urgent request
request for a sum of money

appeal (verb)	request (verb)
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection	express the need or desire for
cite as an authority; resort to	ask (a person) to do something
be attractive to	inquire for (information)
take a court case to a higher court for review
challenge (a decision)