Contrive and Solicit

Contrive

Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

Solicit and contrive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Solicit" instead a verb "Contrive".

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Solicit

Solicit verb - To go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information.

Contrive and solicit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Solicit".

Common collocations

help contrive help solicit help
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