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solicit
'solicit' - used as a verb
1. 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. make amorous advances towards
3. approach with an offer of sexual favors
he was solicited by a prostitute
The young man was caught soliciting in the park
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
1. Solicit / Past
solicited
2. Solicit / Third Person
solicits
3. Solicit / Present Participle
soliciting
Variations of 'solicit'
 
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