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Meaning of solicit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  solicit
      v 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" [syn: {solicit}, {beg}, {tap}]
      2: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn:
         {woo}, {court}, {romance}, {solicit}]
      3: approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by
         a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the
         park" [syn: {hook}, {solicit}, {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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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