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solicit

/ solicit /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make a solicitation or petition for something desired
"She is too shy to solicit"
Type of:
ask
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
"He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
Type of:
induce stimulate cause
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
request bespeak call for
Kinds of:
quest canvass canvas lobby buttonhole
Derived:
beggary begging mendicancy solicitation solicitor
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb Sense 4
approach with an offer of sexual favors
"he was solicited by a prostitute"
"The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
Type of:
offer
Derived:
solicitation allurement
Verb group:
hook snare
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
make amorous advances towards
"John is courting Mary"
Type of:
act move
Kinds of:
chase chase after display
Derived:
love story romance love affair courtship wooing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
2
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ask induce stimulate cause request bespeak call for quest canvass canvas lobby buttonhole