solicit (v)
beg#1 (v)
tap (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def make a solicitation or entreaty for something
def request urgently or persistently
examples Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce
My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
Frame - 16 Somebody ----s something from somebody
Outgoing links
Hypernym request, bespeak, call for, quest
Derivationally related form beg → beggary
Derivationally related form solicit → solicitation; solicit → solicitor
Hyponym quest; canvass, canvas; lobby, buttonhole
Incoming links
Derivationally related form solicitation → solicit; solicitor → solicit
Derivationally related form beggary → beg
Hyponym request, bespeak, call for, quest
Hypernym quest; canvass, canvas; lobby, buttonhole

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