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Solicit Common

Solicit has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

solicitation

"The charity knocked on doors to solicit donations for the new community center."

Verb
1

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"

2

make amorous advances towards

"John is courting Mary"

3

approach with an offer of sexual favors

"he was solicited by a prostitute"

"The young man was caught soliciting in the park"

4

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

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

5

make a solicitation or petition for something desired

"She is too shy to solicit"

6

To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.

"After months of soliciting donations for the charity drive, they finally reached their fundraising goal."

Example Sentences
"Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce" verb
"My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" verb
"John is courting Mary" verb
"he was solicited by a prostitute" verb
"The young man was caught soliciting in the park" verb
"He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents" verb
"She is too shy to solicit" verb
See Also
solicitation bespeak solicitory solicitant barker solicits plead accost
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
request act offer induce ask
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
quest canvass lobby chase display
Rhyming Words
cit tacit recit amcit licit op cit placit pancit elicit loc cit illicit deficit explicit duplicit implicit complicit in deficit unexplicit inexplicit nonsolicit
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