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solicit
verb solicited, soliciting
- 1. formal
- To ask for something, or for something from someone.
- Example: solicit aid from other countries
- Example: solicited me for advice
- Thesaurus: beseech, entreat, implore, importune, request, query, inquire after, ask, beg, supplicate.
2. Said of a prostitute: to approach people with open offers of sex for money.
3. To invite or lure someone into illegal or immoral acts.
intr
4. Said of beggars: to importune or harass for money.
5. formal
- To require or call for someone or something.
noun
