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solicit
Found in thesaurus: request, quest, call for, bespeak, move, act, offer, stimulate, cause, get, have, make, induce, ask
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solicit
v.
try and obtain something through persuasion or earnest requests; attempt to convince someone to give or do something; try to influence another to commit an illegal act; offer sex in exchange for money
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Solicitation
In criminal law, solicitation is the act of offering, or attempting to purchase, goods or services. Legal status may be specific to the time or place where occurs.
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solicit
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"
(synonym) beg, tap
(hypernym) request, bespeak, call for, quest
(hyponym) quest
(derivation) solicitation
2. make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
(synonym) woo, court, romance
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) chase, chase after
3. approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
(synonym) hook, accost
(hypernym) offer
(verb-group) hook, snare
(derivation) solicitation, allurement
4. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
(hypernym) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
5. make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"
(hypernym) ask
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solicit
v.
vyžádat; shánět; nabízet sexuální služby na veřejnosti
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solicit
Czas.
zabiegać o coś; starać się o coś; nagabywać
