what does solicit mean?
SOLICIT as VERB
- 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
- 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
- Meaning
- approach with an offer of sexual favors
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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
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- Meaning
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something
- request urgently or persistently
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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
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- Meaning
- make amorous advances towards
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Hypernyms(s) solicit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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