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: beg , tap ]

make amorous advances towards; John is courting Mary

[ Syn: woo , court , romance ]

approach with an offer of sexual favors; he was solicited by a prostitute; The young man was caught soliciting in the park

[ Syn: hook , accost ]

incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents'

make a solicitation or petition for something desired; She is too shy to solicit'