To implore or make a request for
“Indeed, she sincerely believed it to be the duty of every loyal subject to solicit the good graces of the court.”
To investigate the opinions or experiences of people by asking them questions
“Solicit the opinions of the target audience to assess what is most effective in communicating the key message and concepts.”
To attract or lure by temptation
“Forex transactions are often vehicles for unregulated individuals and firms to solicit unwary retail investors with the sole intent of stealing their money.”
To make or offer inappropriate proposals or services
“Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light.
Those days are over. You don't have to solicit for business tonight.”
To offer for discussion or debate
To come up with
To seek something desired by indirectly prompting someone to offer it
To act as a procurer of clients or business
To work as a woman of the night
To try subtly or deviously to elicit a response or some information from someone
To attempt (something)
To detain (a person) in conversation against their will
To sign (someone) up for a job or task
To live off the kindness or generosity of someone
To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or investigative manner
To collect or gather together, especially funds for a given purpose
To sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities
To make a request or suggestion
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