· 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"

Synonym(s): beg, tap

Hypernym(s): request, ask_for, bespeak, call_for, quest

· make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"

Synonym(s): woo, court, romance

Hypernym(s): act, move

· approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"

Synonym(s): hook, accost

Hypernym(s): offer

· incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"

Hypernym(s): induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make

· make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"

Hypernym(s): ask