West is in trouble not because he is a gay man, but because he is a man who was apparently willing to use the power of his public office to solicit sexual favors.
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Solicit
/səˈlɪsɪt/
Synonyms for "solicit" (127 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (38)
Noun(11 words)
Adjective(1 words)
formal courting
Related words (63)
Verb(20 words)
inviteinvite feedbackinvitedinvitingpanhandledpetitionpetitionedprocurement requestpropositionedprospectedpursuerecruitedrequestrequestedromanceseekseek inputtapwoowoos
Noun(12 words)
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More general
26 entriesShowing 16 of 26 words.
More specific
16 entriesCollocations
11 entriesbid solicitationcharity solicitationdonor solicitationfundraising solicitationsolicit bidssolicit donationssolicit feedbacksolicit new clientssolicit opinionssolicit volunteerssolicitation letter
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- уговарям verb (to persuade or incite)
Finnish
3 entries- houkutella verb (to persuade or incite)
- vikitellä verb (to persuade or incite)
- vokotella verb (to persuade or incite)
German
3 entries- anstiften verb (to persuade or incite)
- beschwatzen verb (to persuade or incite)
- überreden verb (to persuade or incite)
Hungarian
1 entries- felbujt verb (to persuade or incite)
Russian
1 entries- домога́ться verb (to persuade or incite)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- snubiti verb (to persuade or incite)
Spanish
1 entries- solicitar verb (to persuade or incite)
Turkish
2 entries- baştan çıkarmaya çalışmak verb (to persuade or incite)
- davetkâr konuşmak verb (to persuade or incite)
Ukrainian
1 entries- підбити verb (to persuade or incite)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Executive departments and agencies should solicit public input on how we can increase and improve opportunities for public participation in Government.
Source: tatoeba (3652771)
Executive departments and agencies should solicit public feedback to assess and improve their level of collaboration and to identify new opportunities for cooperation.
Source: tatoeba (3652775)
“And now,” he said, after a moment's consideration, “it is fit I should speak to Sir William Ashton; he must know of our engagement. Ravenswood must not seem to dwell under his roof to solicit clandestinely the affections of his daughter.”
Source: tatoeba (7760598)
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