| verb | make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently “Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce” |
| verb | make amorous advances towards “John is courting Mary” |
| verb | approach with an offer of sexual favors “he was solicited by a prostitute” |
| verb | incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination “He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents” |
| verb | make a solicitation or petition for something desired “She is too shy to solicit” |
| solicitation | noun | an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status |
| solicitor | noun | a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes |
| beggary | noun | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) |
| wooer | noun | a man who courts a woman |
| wooing | noun | a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) |
| courting | noun | a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) |
| romance | noun | a story dealing with love |