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1. Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
   "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbour keeps soliciting money for different charities"
   - beg, tap
    
2. Make amorous advances towards
   "John is soliciting Mary"
   - woo, court, romance
    
3. Approach with an offer of sexual favours
   "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
   - hook, accost
    
4. Incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
   "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
    
5. Make a solicitation or petition for something desired
   "She is too shy to solicit"

Derived forms: soliciting, solicits, solicited

See also: solicitation, solicitor

Type of: act, ask, bespeak, call for, cause, get, have, induce, make, move, offer, quest, request, stimulate

Encyclopedia: Solicit