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drumming up
| Main Entry: |
drum up
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gather support for something |
| Synonyms: | attract, bid for, canvass, discover, obtain, petition, round up, solicit, succeed in finding |
| Antonyms: | dissuade, repulse, turn off |
| Main Entry: | solicit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plead for; try to sell |
| Synonyms: | accost, apply, approach, ask, beg, beseech, bespeak, bum, cadge, call, canvass, challenge, claim, come on to, crave, demand, desire, drum up, drum, entreat, exact, go, hawk, hit on, hit up, hustle, implore, importune, inquire, mooch, panhandle, pass the hat, peddle, petition, postulate, pray, promote, proposition, query, question, refer, request, require, requisition, resort, seduce, seek, sponge, steer, sue for, supplicate, touch, tout, turn, whistle for |
| Antonyms: | disapprove, refuse, reject |
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