SOLICIT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • make a solicitation or petition for something desired
    Usage Example(s)
    • She is too shy to solicit
    Hypernyms(s) solicit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
    Usage Example(s)
    • He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents
    Hypernyms(s) solicit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • approach with an offer of sexual favors
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he was solicited by a prostitute
    • The young man was caught soliciting in the park
    Hypernyms(s) solicit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • make a solicitation or entreaty for something
    • request urgently or persistently
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce
    • My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
    Hypernyms(s) solicit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • make amorous advances towards
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • John is courting Mary
    Hypernyms(s) solicit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)