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List of meaning for solicit

to request or ask for something

solicit, beg, tap(verb)

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"

woo, court, romance, solicit(verb)

make amorous advances towards

"John is courting Mary"

hook, solicit, accost(verb)

approach with an offer of sexual favors

"he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"

solicit(verb)

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

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

solicit(verb)

make a solicitation or petition for something desired

"She is too shy to solicit"

to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information

solicited several opinions about which job he should accept

to make a request for

always ready to solicit donations for a charity

to make a request of

solicited him to join the team

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner

solicit the President for relief funds

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage

how many men have been solicited into purchasing bogus aids for "male enhancement" by shameless appeals to their vanity?

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