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.
Source: tatoeba (2803520)
Solicit
//səˈlɪsɪt//
Synonyms for "solicit" (88 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Strong matches (26)
Related words (44)
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19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
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2 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesmanner of
3 entriesrelated to
12 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
88 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- безпокоя verb ((obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass)
- измолвам verb (to persistently endeavor)
- предлагам се verb (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment)
- уговарям verb (to persuade or incite)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 徵求 /征求 verb (to make a petition)
- 懇求 /恳求 verb (to persistently endeavor)
Finnish
4 entries- anoa verb (to make a petition)
- houkutella verb (to persuade or incite)
- kosiskella verb (to woo; to court)
- liehitellä verb (to woo; to court)
French
3 entries- allumer verb (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment)
- draguer verb (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment)
- racoler verb (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment)
Galician
1 entries- solicitar verb (to persistently endeavor)
German
4 entries- anfordern verb (to persistently endeavor)
- anstiften verb (to persuade or incite)
- bedrängen verb (to persistently endeavor)
- belästigen verb ((obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass)
Hindi
1 entries- याचना करना verb (to persistently endeavor)
Hungarian
4 entries- csábít verb (to woo; to court)
- esdekel verb (to persistently endeavor)
- felbujt verb (to persuade or incite)
- folyamodik verb (to persistently endeavor)
Japanese
1 entries- 強請る verb (to persistently endeavor)
Polish
1 entries- nagabywać verb ((obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass)
Portuguese
1 entries- solicitar verb (to persistently endeavor)
Romanian
1 entries- solicita verb (to persistently endeavor)
Russian
4 entries- добива́ться verb (to persistently endeavor)
- домога́ться verb (to persuade or incite)
- досажда́ть verb ((obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass)
- навязываться verb (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- snubiti verb (to persuade or incite)
Spanish
4 entries- cortejar verb (to woo; to court)
- solicitar verb (to persistently endeavor)
- solicitar verb (to persuade or incite)
- solicitar verb (to make a petition)
Swedish
1 entries- uppvakta verb (to woo; to court)
Turkish
4 entries- baştan çıkarmaya çalışmak verb (to persuade or incite)
- davetkâr konuşmak verb (to persuade or incite)
- fahişelik yapmak verb (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment)
- fuhuş yapmak verb (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment)
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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