solicit

verbs

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"
beg, solicit, tap
is derived from
solicitation
is derived from
solicitor
make amorous advances towards
"John is courting Mary"
court, romance, solicit, woo
approach with an offer of sexual favors
"he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
accost, hook, solicit
is derived from
solicitation
incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
"He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
solicit
is a type of (narrower)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
"The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate
make a solicitation or petition for something desired
"She is too shy to solicit"
solicit
is a type of (narrower)
make a request or demand for something to somebody
"She asked him for a loan"
ask