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) 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) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make (cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner) "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
S: (v) decide (cause to decide) "This new development finally decided me!"
S: (v) persuade (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm) "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
S: (v) bring (induce or persuade) "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"
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) encourage (spur on) "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
S: (v) let (actively cause something to happen) "I let it be known that I was not interested"
S: (v) lead (cause to undertake a certain action) "Her greed led her to forge the checks"