solicit
English Thesaurus
1. make a solicitation or petition for something desired (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | ask, |
| definition | : | make a request or demand for something to somebody (verb.communication) |
2. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination (verb.communication)
3. approach with an offer of sexual favors (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | offer, |
| definition | : | make available or accessible, provide or furnish (verb.possession) |
| verb group | : | hook, snare, |
| definition | : | entice and trap (verb.communication) |
4. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | quest, |
| definition | : | seek alms, as for religious purposes (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | canvas, canvass, |
| definition | : | solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | buttonhole, lobby, |
| definition | : | detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors (verb.social) |
5. make amorous advances towards (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | chase, chase after, |
| definition | : | pursue someone sexually or romantically (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | display, |
| definition | : | attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals (verb.social) |
6. approach with an offer of sexual favors (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | allurement, solicitation, |
| definition | : | the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) (noun.act) |
7. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | solicitation, |
| definition | : | an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | beggary, begging, mendicancy, |
| definition | : | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | canvasser, solicitor, |
| definition | : | a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes (noun.person) |
8. make amorous advances towards (verb.social)
| derivation | : | love story, romance, |
| definition | : | a story dealing with love (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | courting, courtship, suit, wooing, |
| definition | : | a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | suer, suitor, wooer, |
| definition | : | a man who courts a woman (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | love affair, romance, |
| definition | : | a relationship between two lovers (noun.state) |
9. approach with an offer of sexual favors (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | allurement, solicitation, |
| definition | : | the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) (noun.act) |
10. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | solicitation, |
| definition | : | an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | beggary, begging, mendicancy, |
| definition | : | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | canvasser, solicitor, |
| definition | : | a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes (noun.person) |
11. make amorous advances towards (verb.social)
| derivation | : | love story, romance, |
| definition | : | a story dealing with love (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | courting, courtship, suit, wooing, |
| definition | : | a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | suer, suitor, wooer, |
| definition | : | a man who courts a woman (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | love affair, romance, |
| definition | : | a relationship between two lovers (noun.state) |
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