Synonyms for solicit
Definitions
- v. 1
To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
to solicit alms, or a favour
- v. 2
To woo; to court.
- v. 3
To make a petition.
- v. 4
To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
If you want to lose your virginity, you should try to solicit some fine looking women.
Related words
- Word family
- solicitation solicitor solicitous solicitude
Forms
- Past participle
- solicited
e.g. solicited → asked, supplicated, invited, entreated…
Choose the right word
Solicit is a weak word denoting merely an attempt to secure one's consent or cooperation, sometimes by sordid or corrupt motives.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- invite Would it be OK if I didn't invite Tom to my party?
- implore "I implore you not to do this, Jack," she cried.
- entreat I entreat you to go and see him.
- seek Hide and seek / I count to three / Winter has come
- woo I tried to woo his sister, but she didn't want me.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| solicit | steady | |
| invite | rising | |
| implore | rising | |
| entreat | rising | |
| supplicate | steady | |
| seek | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ask1, tap1, beg1, woo1
- 4 letters
- seek1, pray1, hook1, urge1, thig
- 5 letters
- court1, worry2, spark1, plead1, crave1, tempt1
- 6 letters
- appeal2, desire3, invite2, invoke2, accost2, obtest
- 7 letters
- address2, request2, romance2, conjure2, implore2, beseech2, entreat
- 8 letters
- petition3
- 9 letters
- importune
- 10 letters
- supplicate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worry2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- solliciter
- Italiano
- attirare
- Español
- solicitar