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v. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"

v. make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"

v. make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"

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v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

v. inquire for; "seek directions from a local"

bid

v. make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

v. instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"

v. summon to court

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

v. be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

v. engage in legal proceedings

v. ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; "supplicate God's blessing"

v. appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"

v. beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

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v. ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"

v. guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"

v. turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"

v. accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself"