solicit for contributions

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• solicit — [[t]səlɪ̱sɪt[/t]] solicits, soliciting, solicited 1) VERB If you solicit money, help, support, or an opinion from someone, you ask them for it. [FORMAL] [V n] He s already solicited their support on health care reform... [V n from n] No tuition… …   English dictionary

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