English

Detailed Synonyms for solicit in English

solicit:

to solicit verbe (solicits, solicited, soliciting)

  1. to solicit
    to recruit
    – seek to employ 1
    • recruit verbe (recruits, recruited, recruiting)
      • The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants1
    to solicit; to advertise; to make propaganda; to publish; to advertize
    • solicit verbe (solicits, solicited, soliciting)
    • advertise verbe, britannique (advertises, advertised, advertising)
    • make propaganda verbe (makes propaganda, made propaganda, making propaganda)
    • publish verbe (publishes, published, publishing)
    • advertize verbe, américain
  2. to solicit
    to hustle; to solicit; walk the streets
  3. to solicit
    – make a solicitation or petition for something desired 1
    to solicit
    – make a solicitation or petition for something desired 1
    • solicit verbe (solicits, solicited, soliciting)
      • She is too shy to solicit1
  4. to solicit
    – incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination 1
    to solicit
    – incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination 1
    • solicit verbe (solicits, solicited, soliciting)
      • He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents1
  5. to solicit
    – approach with an offer of sexual favors 1
    to hook; to solicit; accost
    – approach with an offer of sexual favors 1
    • hook verbe (hooks, hooked, hooking)
    • solicit verbe (solicits, solicited, soliciting)
      • he was solicited by a prostitute1
      • The young man was caught soliciting in the park1
    • accost verbe
  6. to solicit
    – make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently 1
    to tap; to solicit; to beg
    – make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently 1
    • tap verbe (taps, tapped, tapping)
    • solicit verbe (solicits, solicited, soliciting)
      • Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce1
      • My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities1
    • beg verbe (begs, begged, begging)
  7. to solicit
    – make amorous advances towards 1
    to court; to solicit; to romance; woo
    – make amorous advances towards 1
    • court verbe (courts, courted, courting)
      • John is courting Mary1
    • solicit verbe (solicits, solicited, soliciting)
    • romance verbe (romances, romanced, romancing)
    • woo verbe

Conjugations for solicit:

present
  1. solicit
  2. solicit
  3. solicits
  4. solicit
  5. solicit
  6. solicit
simple past
  1. solicited
  2. solicited
  3. solicited
  4. solicited
  5. solicited
  6. solicited
present perfect
  1. have solicited
  2. have solicited
  3. has solicited
  4. have solicited
  5. have solicited
  6. have solicited
past continuous
  1. was soliciting
  2. were soliciting
  3. was soliciting
  4. were soliciting
  5. were soliciting
  6. were soliciting
future
  1. shall solicit
  2. will solicit
  3. will solicit
  4. shall solicit
  5. will solicit
  6. will solicit
continuous present
  1. am soliciting
  2. are soliciting
  3. is soliciting
  4. are soliciting
  5. are soliciting
  6. are soliciting
subjunctive
  1. be solicited
  2. be solicited
  3. be solicited
  4. be solicited
  5. be solicited
  6. be solicited
diverse
  1. solicit!
  2. let's solicit!
  3. solicited
  4. soliciting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "solicit":

  • soliciting

Alternate Synonyms for "solicit":


Related Definitions for "solicit":

  1. make a solicitation or petition for something desired1
    • She is too shy to solicit1
  2. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination1
    • He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents1
  3. approach with an offer of sexual favors1
    • he was solicited by a prostitute1
    • The young man was caught soliciting in the park1
  4. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently1
    • Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce1
    • My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities1
  5. make amorous advances towards1

Related Synonyms for solicit