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solicit::verb | Spocien Dictionary

solicit

/sə'lɪsɪt/

make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

Type	Words
Synonyms	beg, tap
Type of	bespeak, call for, request, quest, ask for
Has types	buttonhole, lobby, canvass, quest
Derivation	solicitation, solicitor

Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce.

My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities.

solicit::verb | Spocien Dictionary

solicit

/sə'lɪsɪt/

approach with an offer of sexual favors

Type	Words
Synonyms	accost, hook
Type of	offer
Verb group	hook, snare
Derivation	solicitation

he was solicited by a prostitute.

The young man was caught soliciting in the park.

solicit::verb | Spocien Dictionary

solicit

/sə'lɪsɪt/

make amorous advances towards

Type	Words
Synonyms	court, romance, woo
Type of	move, act
Has types	chase, display, chase after

solicit::verb | Spocien Dictionary

solicit

/sə'lɪsɪt/

incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination

Type	Words
Type of	stimulate, cause, get, have, induce, make

He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents.

solicit::verb | Spocien Dictionary

solicit

/sə'lɪsɪt/

make a solicitation or petition for something desired

Type	Words
Type of	ask

She is too shy to solicit.