solicit

Verb
  1. Make a solicitation or entreaty for something;
    Request urgently or persistently (synset 200784104)
    "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
    is a type of: ask for, bespeak, call for, quest, request - express the need or desire for
    subtypes:
    • quest - seek alms, as for religious purposes
    • canvass - solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
    • buttonhole, lobby - detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
    same as: beg, tap
  2. Make amorous advances towards (synset 202540158)
    "John is courting Mary"
    is a type of: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
    subtypes:
    • chase, chase after - pursue someone sexually or romantically
    • display - attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
    same as: court, romance, woo
  3. Approach with an offer of sexual favors (synset 200783699)
    "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
    is a type of: offer - make available or accessible, provide or furnish
    same as: accost, hook
    verb group: hook, snare - entice and trap
  4. Incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination (synset 200773178)
    "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
    is a type of: cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
  5. Make a solicitation or petition for something desired (synset 200755779)
    "She is too shy to solicit"
    is a type of: ask - make a request or demand for something to somebody

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