solicit
[verb]
Synonyms: canvass, drum, drum up, ask, bespeak, desire, request, demand, call, challenge, claim, exact, postulate, require, requisition

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Related Words: ask, request, beg, beseech, implore, claim, demand, exact, apply, go, refer, resort, turn

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

so‧li‧cit /səˈlɪsət, səˈlɪsɪt/ verb
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: solliciter 'to disturb, take charge of', from Latin sollicitare, from sollicitus; ⇒ solicitous]

1. [intransitive usually progressive] to offer to have sex with someone in exchange for money:
She was arrested for soliciting.

2. [intransitive and transitive] formal to ask someone for money, help, or information:
Morgan is accused of illegally soliciting campaign contributions.
solicit something from somebody
The governor sent two officials to Mexico City to solicit aid from the President.

3. [intransitive and transitive] American English to try to sell a product or service by taking it to homes or businesses and showing it to the people there:
No soliciting on company premises is allowed.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

solicit
verb
ADV. actively She had actively solicited funds for her election campaign.
PREP. for Local companies were solicited for money.
from She solicited support from other teachers.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲