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solicit
Overview of verb solicit
The verb solicit has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) solicit, beg, tap -- (make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities")
2. woo, court, romance, solicit -- (make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary")
3. hook, solicit, accost -- (approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park")
4. solicit -- (incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents")
5. solicit -- (make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit")
Grep of noun solicit
solicitation
solicitor
solicitor general
solicitorship
solicitousness
solicitude
Antonyms of verb solicit
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb solicit
5 senses of solicit
Sense 1
solicit, beg, tap
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 2
woo, court, romance, solicit
=> act, move
Sense 3
hook, solicit, accost
=> offer
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 4
solicit
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Sense 5
solicit
=> ask
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb solicit
2 of 5 senses of solicit
Sense 1
solicit, beg, tap
=> quest
=> canvass, canvas
=> lobby, buttonhole
Sense 2
woo, court, romance, solicit
=> chase, chase after
=> display
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb solicit
5 senses of solicit
Sense 1
solicit, beg, tap
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sense 2
woo, court, romance, solicit
=> act, move
Sense 3
hook, solicit, accost
=> offer
Sense 4
solicit
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Sense 5
solicit
=> ask
'Cause To' of verb solicit
Derived Forms of verb solicit
2 of 5 senses of solicit
Sense 1
solicit, beg, tap
RELATED TO>(noun) solicitation#1
=> solicitation
RELATED TO>(noun) solicitor#1
=> solicitor, canvasser
Sense 3
hook, solicit, accost
RELATED TO>(noun) solicitation#3
=> solicitation, allurement
Domain of verb solicit
Domain Terms of verb solicit
Familiarity of verb solicit
solicit used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb solicit
5 senses of solicit
Sense 1
solicit, beg, tap
*> Somebody ----s something from somebody
Sense 2
woo, court, romance, solicit
EX: Sam cannot solicit Sue
Sense 3
hook, solicit, accost
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 4
solicit
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 5
solicit
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb solicit
5 senses of solicit
Sense 1
solicit, beg, tap
> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> order
=> ask
=> encore
=> petition
=> demand
=> appeal, invoke
=> supplicate
=> apply
=> solicit, beg, tap
=> reserve
=> challenge
=> excuse, beg off
=> demand
=> claim
=> invite, call for
=> invite, ask in
=> desire
=> beg
=> claim, lay claim, arrogate
=> invite, ask over, ask round
=> call
=> ask out, invite out, take out
=> reserve, hold, book
Sense 2
woo, court, romance, solicit
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 3
hook, solicit, accost
> offer
=> hook, solicit, accost
Sense 4
solicit
> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
=> decide
=> persuade
=> bring
=> solicit
=> encourage
=> let
=> lead
=> prompt, inspire, instigate
=> suborn
=> compel, oblige, obligate
Sense 5
solicit
> ask
=> request
=> solicit
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb solicit
Sense 1
solicit, beg, tap
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
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Sense 2
woo, court, romance, solicit
=> act, move
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Sense 3
hook, solicit, accost
=> offer
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Sense 4
solicit
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
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Sense 5
solicit
=> ask
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Grep of verb solicit
solicit
Grep of adj solicit
solicitous
Grep of adv solicit
solicitously
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