Definitions of solicit:

• verb:   make a solicitation or petition for something desired

  Example: "She is too shy to solicit"

• verb:   incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination

  Example: "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"

• verb:   make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

  Example: "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"

• verb:   approach with an offer of sexual favors

  Example: "He was solicited by a prostitute"

• verb:   make amorous advances towards