Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Verb
S: (v) solicit, beg, tap (make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently) "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
S: (v) request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest (express the need or desire for) "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you call, always ask for Mary"
S: (v) order (make a request for something) "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
S: (v) ask (make a request or demand for something to somebody) "She asked him for a loan"
S: (v) petition (write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing)
S: (v) demand (request urgently and forcefully) "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
S: (v) appeal, invoke (request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection) "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
S: (v) supplicate (ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer) "supplicate God's blessing"
S: (v) apply (ask (for something)) "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
S: (v) solicit, beg, tap (make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently) "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
S: (v) reserve (obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance) "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
S: (v) challenge (ask for identification) "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
S: (v) beg (ask to obtain free) "beg money and food"
S: (v) claim, lay claim, arrogate (demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to) "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
S: (v) call (call a meeting; invite or command to meet) "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week"
S: (v) reserve, hold, book (arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance) "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
S: (v) hook, solicit, accost (approach with an offer of sexual favors) "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
S: (v) solicit (incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination) "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
S: (v) solicit (make a solicitation or petition for something desired) "She is too shy to solicit"