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SOLICIT





Definition:

  1. [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"
    Synonyms: beg, tap

  2. [verb] make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
    Synonyms: woo, court, romance

  3. [verb] approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
    Synonyms: hook, accost

  4. [verb] incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"

  5. [verb] make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"

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