Solicit (Verb)
Meaning 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".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 2
Incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
Make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 4
Make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Meaning 5
Approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.