Synonyms: solicit
Definition: make a solicitation or petition for something desired
Usage: She is too shy to solicit
Similar words: ask
Definition: make a request or demand for something to somebody
Usage: She asked him for a loan
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: cause, induce, get, have, make, stimulate
Definition: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
Usage: The ads induced me to buy a VCR; My children finally got me to buy a computer; My wife made me buy a new sofa
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: offer
Definition: make available or accessible, provide or furnish
Usage: The conference center offers a health spa; The hotel offers private meeting rooms
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
Similar words: bespeak, call for, request, quest
Definition: express the need or desire for; ask for
Usage: She requested an extra bed in her room; She called for room service
Synonyms: court, romance, solicit, woo
Definition: make amorous advances towards
Usage: John is courting Mary
Definition: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Usage: think before you act; We must move quickly; The governor should act on the new energy bill; The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel