solicit synonyms

solicit

v.

  1. To ask or beg

    entreat, beseech, request, petition; see ask 1, beg 1.

  2. To tempt for sexual purposes

    proposition, accost, give the come-on, approach, entice, hustle, angle on*, hit on*; see also seduce, tempt. See syn. study at beg.

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