What is the meaning of solicit?

Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.
- usage: "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
- synonyms: beg, tap
Make amorous advances towards.
- usage: "John is courting Mary"
- synonyms: woo, court, romance
Approach with an offer of sexual favors.
- usage: "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
- synonyms: hook, accost
Incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination.
- usage: "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
Make a solicitation or petition for something desired.
- usage: "She is too shy to solicit"

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