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English to English verb
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make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently |  | Example: Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce
My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
source: wordnet30
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make amorous advances towards | | Example: John is courting Mary
source: wordnet30
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approach with an offer of sexual favors | | Example: he was solicited by a prostitute
The young man was caught soliciting in the park
source: wordnet30
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incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination | | Example: He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents
source: wordnet30
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make a solicitation or petition for something desired | | Example: She is too shy to solicit
source: wordnet30
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To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms. | | source: webster1913
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