1. Ask for something
   "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbour keeps soliciting money for different charities";
   - beg
    
2. Make a solicitation or petition for something desired
   "She is too shy to solicit"
    
3. Make amorous advances towards
   "The man was arrested for soliciting undercover officers";
   - woo, court, romance
    
4. Approach with an offer of sexual favours
   "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"; "he was solicited by a prostitute";
   - accost
    
5. Incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
   "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"

Derived forms: solicited, solicits, soliciting

Type of: act, ask, ask for, bespeak, call for, cause, furnish, get, have, induce, make, move, offer, provide, render, request, stimulate, supply

Encyclopedia: Solicit