to solicit
7
7.7
- verb
- /səˈlɪsɪt/
- NSFW
:
incitar a
- After Hale was tried and convicted for criminally soliciting harm to a federal district judge, he was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
- soliciting bribes
- soliciting murder
- soliciting illegal contributions
Quote no to engage in or to solicit anyone to engage in.
- Quote no to engage in or to solicit anyone to engage in.
Examples
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Naughton, who has since left the company, was arrested in September after soliciting an undercover Innocent Images agent posing as a 13-year-old girl.
Academic text (1999) -
Florida's first black federal judge, Hastings, and a friend, Washington lawyer William Borders, were accused of soliciting a $150,000 bribe in exchange for a soft sentence for two men convicted of racketeering.
Blog text (28) -
I know for a fact that Mr. Day attempted to solicit Richard Loeb.
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Harry Weaver is definitely not the kind of man to solicit bribes.
Fiction book (2000) -
That's breaking the law, soliciting campaign funds.
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Her prints belong to Stephanie Field, convicted for soliciting two years ago.
Fiction book (1995) -
Ardizzone was now charged with soliciting another prisoner to get a friend on the outside to kill the same ex-girlfriend.
Blog text (15) -
The detective was investigating a case of someone trying to solicit illegal services from local gangs.
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After multiple warnings, the authorities arrested him for soliciting drugs from minors outside the school.
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The campaign manager was accused of soliciting donations from individuals who were not allowed to contribute.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
Make someone believe something is true or agree to do something
591
3.2
To strongly encourage someone to do something
472
2.7
To make someone agree or do something by giving reasons
270
3.7
To get someone to do something by offering a reward or making false promises
149
4.2
To try to make someone do something
146
3.3
Try to make someone want to do something, often something wrong or unwise
140
4.1
Give money or gifts to a person in authority to make them do something dishonest
91
6.4
Force someone to do something by threats
81
3.6
To cause someone to change their opinion or decision
72
7.7
To push people to do violent or illegal acts
61
4.9
To persuade someone to do something by offering something they want
53
5.9
Persuade someone to give up duties or beliefs by offering something attractive
51
4.9
Persuade someone to do something
50
8.1
To help someone do something wrong or illegal
16
7.7
To strongly encourage someone to do something
15
7.7
To persuade someone to do something by gentle talk and praise
1
4.4
Get someone to agree or do something by pressuring them
Antonyms
How Forceful
- Offensive
91
6.4
- NSFW
72
7.7
- NSFW
7
7.7
472
2.7
∞
2.3
∞
1.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Solicit can mean to try to get someone to do something illegal, and this meaning also comes from Latin sollicitare 'to urge' or 'to disturb'. So to solicit someone to break the law is to push or persuade them into that act.