solicit
/sə'lɪsɪt/
verb
7 letters3 syllables9 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
VERB
1
Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.
“Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce”
“My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities”
2
Approach with an offer of sexual favors.
“he was solicited by a prostitute”
“The young man was caught soliciting in the park”
3
Make amorous advances towards.
4
Incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination.
“He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents”
5
Make a solicitation or petition for something desired.
“She is too shy to solicit”
WORD FORMS
Related formsolicitation
Related formsolicitor
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®11 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinolicitsay
Starts & ends withS … T
Syllablesso · lic · it
SYNONYMS & RELATED9
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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