solicit

Speech parts

1. solicit - Noun

2. solicit - Verb

Meaning

To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.

To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor.

To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite.

To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.

To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

court romance hook woo beg accost sue panhandle approach fish call campaign press requisition claim
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Antonyms

dodge decline answer grant naming reject
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Hypernyms

have make cause get move act

Hyponyms

chase display quest lobby canvass buttonhole

Phrases with the word

solicit for contributions solicit donations solicit charity to solicit solicit support

Derivatives

solicited soliciting

Anagrams

colitis

Examples

he was solicited by a prostitute Source: Internet

The young man was caught soliciting in the park Source: Internet

Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce Source: Internet

My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities Source: Internet

John is courting Mary Source: Internet

She is too shy to solicit Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

solferino solgel soli solicit charity solicit donations solicit for contributions