solicit
(verb)
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
Definition categories: communication, bespeak, quest, request
2. make amorous advances towards
Similar word(s): court, romance, woo
Definition categories: social, act, move
3. approach with an offer of sexual favors
- he was solicited by a prostitute
- The young man was caught soliciting in the park
Definition categories: communication, offer
4. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
- He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents
Definition categories: communication, cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate
5. make a solicitation or petition for something desired
- She is too shy to solicit
Definition categories: communication, ask
Sentences with solicit as a verb:
- to solicit alms, or a favour
- If you want to lose your virginity, you should try to solicit some fine looking women.
- My girlfriend tried to solicit me for sex, but I was tired.