soliciting

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of asking for something, especially money, in a persistent or urgent way.

  - "He was soliciting donations for his charity."
  - "The salesman was soliciting business from passing tourists."

• Verb

  To seek or obtain something illegally or immorally, such as bribes or favors.

  - "The politician was soliciting bribes from businessmen."
  - "The detective was soliciting information from a criminal's accomplice."

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Synonyms

worry , supplicate , thig , plead , address , romance , appeal , request

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with soliciting
collide , deny , oblige , collige , abide , tide , abide , tide

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Variants

List of all variants of soliciting that leads to same result
solicit , solicited , soliciting , solicits

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Etymology

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From the Middle English word 'soliciten', meaning 'to ask for' or 'to seek'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'soliciting' is also used in law enforcement to refer to the act of enticing someone to commit a crime.

2. In some cultures, soliciting alms is a respected tradition and is seen as a form of charity.

3. The word 'solicit' comes from the Latin word 'solicitus', meaning 'anxious' or 'concerned'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Begging: Begging is a form of soliciting, but it implies asking for alms or charity, often in a public and persistent manner.

2. Prostitution: Prostitution involves soliciting clients for sexual services in exchange for payment.

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Culture

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Soliciting has been a subject of various literary works, such as Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', where the protagonist Raskolnikov solicits an old pawnbroker for her wealth. In art, there are paintings depicting street scenes of people soliciting alms or business.

How to Memorize "soliciting"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of asking for something persistently or urgently, such as a salesperson asking for business or a beggar asking for alms.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'soliciting' with the image of someone asking for something, such as a salesperson asking for a sale or a beggar asking for alms.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Salespeople Seeking Sales' to remember the meaning of 'soliciting' as 'the act of asking for something, especially sales'.

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