Definitions for solicit

Definitions for (verb) solicit

Main entry: solicit

Definition: make a solicitation or petition for something desired

Usage: She is too shy to solicit


Main entry: solicit

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

Usage: He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents


Main entry: solicit, hook, accost

Definition: approach with an offer of sexual favors

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


Main entry: tap, beg, solicit

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

Usage: Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce; My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities


Main entry: court, romance, solicit, woo

Definition: make amorous advances towards

Usage: John is courting Mary


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