| VERB | communication | solicit, beg, tap | make a solicitation / solicitation or entreaty for something |
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| social | solicit, woo, court, romance | make amorous advances towards | |
| communication | solicit, hook, accost | approach with an offer of sexual favors | |
| communication | solicit | incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination | |
| communication | solicit | make a solicitation or petition for something desired |
| Sounds | sahlih'siht | |
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| Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... | |
| Meaning | make a solicitation / solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | beg, tap | |
| Narrower | canvass | solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign |
| lobby, buttonhole | Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of | |
| quest | seek alms, as for religious purposes | |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Spanish | pedir, rogar, solicitar, suplicar | |
| Catalan | pregar, sol·licitar | |
| Nouns | solicitation | an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status |
| solicitor | a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes | |
| Meaning | make amorous advances towards. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot solicit Sue | |
| Synonyms | woo, court, romance | |
| Narrower | chase, chase after | pursue someone sexually or romantically |
| display | attract attention by displaying some body part or posing | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | cortejar, festejar, galantear | |
| Catalan | cortejar, estar promès, fer la cort, festejar, galantejar, sortir | |
| Meaning | approach with an offer of sexual favors. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | hook, accost | |
| Broader | offer | make available or accessible, provide or furnish |
| Similar to | hook, snare | entice and trap |
| Spanish | abordar, enganchar, ofrecerse, ofrecer sexo, venderse | |
| Catalan | abordar, importunar, seduir, vendre's | |
| Nouns | solicitation | the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) |
| Meaning | incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents" | |
| Broader | induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make | Cause to do |
| Spanish | solicitar | |
| Meaning | make a solicitation or petition for something desired. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "She is too shy to solicit" | |
| Broader | ask | make a request or demand for something to somebody |
| Spanish | solicitar | |
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