What does 募る (tsunoru | つのる) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	募る
	is pronounced
	tsunoru \| つのる
	means
	to solicit help, participation, etc

	Examples:
	会社は退職者を募った。 kaisha wa taishoku sha o tsunotta. The company appealed for people to take voluntary resignation.
	橋の建設の入札が募られた。 hashi no kensetsu no nyūsatsu ga tsunora re ta. Bids were solicited for the building of the bridge.
	そのマジシャンは観客の中から協力者を募った。 sono majishan wa kankyaku no naka kara kyōryoku sha o tsunotta. The magician asked for a volunteer from the audience.
	社会保険庁や厚生労働省への不信感は募る一方である。 shakaihokenchō ya kōsei rōdōshō e no fushin kan wa tsunoru ippō de aru. Distrust of the Social Insurance Agency and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare just keeps getting stronger.
	世界の航空産業は墜落事故についての懸念を募らせている。 sekai no kōkū sangyū wa tsuiraku jiko nitsuite no kenen o tsunora se te iru. The world's aviation industry is growing increasingly worried about crashes.
	６月末に参加者を募ったら１週間弱で約５００席が予約でいっぱいになった。 rokugatsu matsu ni sanka sha o tsunottara ichi shūkan jaku de yaku go zero zero seki ga yoyaku de ippai ni natta. When participants were sought at the end of June all, about 500, seats were reserved in under a week.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org