ə.ˈkɔst ə.ˈkɒst

kɔːt kɔɹt hʊk ɹoʊˈmæns ɹəˈmæns səˈlɪsɪt make a solicitation or petition for something desired She is too shy to solicit incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents approach with an offer of sexual favors he was solicited by a prostitute The young man was caught soliciting in the park 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 make amorous advances towards John is courting Mary