solicit

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solicit Definition

• (v) make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
• (v) make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
• (v) approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
• (v) incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
• (v) make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"

solicit Synonyms

• accost
• beg
• court
• hook
• romance
• solicit
• tap
• woo