mention vs appeal

appeal vs mention

mention and appeal both are nouns.

mention and appeal both are verbs.

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

As verbs, appeal is a hyponym of mention; that is, appeal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mention:

mention: make reference to
appeal: cite as an authority; resort to

Other hyponyms of mention include commend, remember, speak of the devil, remember, cite, quote, touch on, invoke, namedrop, bring up, raise, drag up, dredge up, cross-refer.

mention (noun)	appeal (noun)
an official recognition of merit	(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
a remark that calls attention to something or someone	attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage	earnest or urgent request
	request for a sum of money

mention (verb)	appeal (verb)
make mention of	request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
commend	cite as an authority; resort to
make reference to	be attractive to
	take a court case to a higher court for review
	challenge (a decision)

Difference between mention and appeal

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