vverb.communicationmake a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistentlySynset:beg tap
Examples:- Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce
- My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
Derivationally Related Form:solicitationsolicitorbeggary
Hypernyms:ask for bespeak call for quest request
Inherited Hypernyms:solicitrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:buttonholecanvasslobbyquest
Full Troponyms:canvasscircularizelobbyquest
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something from somebody
vverb.socialmake amorous advances towardsSynset:court romance woo
Derivationally Related Form:courtingwooingwooerromance
Hypernyms:act move
Inherited Hypernyms:wooact
Direct Hyponyms:chasechase afterdisplay
Full Troponyms:chasedisplay
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: woo, solicit, romance)
vverb.communicationapproach with an offer of sexual favorsSynset:accost hook
Examples:- he was solicited by a prostitute
- The young man was caught soliciting in the park
Derivationally Related Form:solicitation
Hypernyms:offer
Inherited Hypernyms:hookoffersupplygivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s
vverb.communicationincite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordinationExamples:- He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents
Hypernyms:cause get have induce make stimulate
Inherited Hypernyms:solicitinduce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.communicationmake a solicitation or petition for something desiredExamples:- She is too shy to solicit
Hypernyms:ask
Inherited Hypernyms:solicitaskrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s