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solicitation
Variant of solicit
transitive verb
- to ask or seek earnestly or pleadingly; appeal to or for: to solicit aid, to solicit members for donations
- to tempt or entice (someone) to do wrong
- to approach for some immoral purpose, as a prostitute does
intransitive verb
to solicit someone or something
Related Forms:
- solicitant noun, adjective
- solicitation noun
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