Solicit

What do we mean by solicit?

To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application. intransitive verb

To petition persistently; importune. intransitive verb

To commit the criminal offense of enticing or inciting (another) to commit an illegal act. intransitive verb

To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sex in exchange for payment. intransitive verb

To make solicitation or petition for something desired. intransitive verb

To approach or accost someone with an offer of sex in exchange for payment. intransitive verb

To arouse or excite to action; summon; invite; tempt; allure; entice.

In criminal law:

To incite (another) to commit a crime.

To entice (a man) in a public place: said of a prostitute.

To endeavor to bias or influence by the offer of a bribe.

To disturb; disquiet; make anxious.

To seek to obtain; strive after, especially by pleading; ask (a thing) with some degree of earnestness or persistency: as, to solicit an office or a favor; to solicit orders.

To petition or ask (a person) with some degree of earnestness or persistency; make petition to.

To advocate; plead; enforce the claims of; act as solicitor or advocate for or with reference to.

Synonyms and

Request, Beg, etc. (see ask), press, urge, pray, plead for or with, sue for.

To make solicitation.

Solicitation; request. noun

To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something. transitive verb

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word solicit. Define solicit, solicit synonyms, solicit pronunciation, solicit translation, English dictionary definition of solicit.

To persuade(a person) to buy something or donate Urban Dictionary

To seek to obtain by persuading or begging. Urban Dictionary

To offer to have sex with somone in exchange for money and/or currency. Urban Dictionary

To solicit sex from a woman (or man) as prostitution. Urban Dictionary

3 a : to entice or lure especially into evil b : to proposition (someone) especially as or in the character of a prostitute 4 : to try to obtain by usually urgent requests or pleas Urban Dictionary

To try to obtain by usually urgent requests or pleas while lactating. Urban Dictionary

(adj) full of anxiety and concern Urban Dictionary

When someone of older age asks a sixth grader (and ONLY a sixth grader) to come over to their house and locker box with other older people. Urban Dictionary

Courthouse jargon inviting the public to place public notices and protest messages on top of "no solicitation" signs in the courthouse. Urban Dictionary

To get permission to send dick pics to girls via text Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to solicit:
solicit.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word solicit:
bids, feedback, prostitution, suggestions, prostitute, funds, fundraising, input, minors, contributions, pledge, mating, donation, negotiate, evaluate, opinions, charities, sex, comments, aid, customers, comment, testimony, gifts, clients, advertising, behalf, assistance, funding, collect, ideas, petition, accept, capitol, money, fees, obtain, advice, help, grants, larvae, participation, charity, engage, support, alumni, wealthy, businesses, designs, request, select, purpose, opinion, raise, corporate, sexual.

Words that rhyme with solicit:
elicit, complicit, explicit, implicit, illicit, bisset, blissett, bissett, explicite, abyss it, bliss it, dismiss it, grissett, hiss it, kiss it, miss it, missett, piss it, this it, vis it.

Adjectives that are often used to describe solicit:
vain.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective solicit:
response.

Consonant match to solicit:
scilicet, sailor suit, solo set.

Words that sound like solicit:
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