Thesaurus: solicit

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1. v. t. To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.
2. v. t. To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor.
3. v. t. To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite.
4. v. t. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
5. v. t. To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.
6. v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
7. v. make amorous advances towards
8. v. approach with an offer of sexual favors
9. v. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
10. v. make a solicitation or petition for something desired
11. v:100 v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently v. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination v. make a solicitation or petition for something desired