SOLICIT

solicit

(verb) make a solicitation or petition for something desired; “She is too shy to solicit”

solicit

(verb) incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; “He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents”

hook, solicit, accost

(verb) approach with an offer of sexual favors; “he was solicited by a prostitute”; “The young man was caught soliciting in the park”

solicit, beg, tap

(verb) 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”

woo, court, romance, solicit

(verb) make amorous advances towards; “John is courting Mary”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

solicit (third-person singular simple present solicits, present participle soliciting, simple past and past participle solicited)

To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.

To woo; to court.

To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.

To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment.

To make a petition.

(archaic) To disturb or trouble; to harass.

To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.

(obsolete, rare) To disturb; to disquiet.

Synonyms

• (to persistently endeavor to obtain an object): supplicate, thig

• (to woo, court): address, romance; see also woo

• (to urge the claims of): plead

• (to disturb, disquiet): worry

• appeal, request

Noun

solicit

(archaic) solicitation

Anagrams

• colitis

Source: Wiktionary

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So*lic"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solicited; p. pr. & vb. n. Soliciting.] Etym: [F. sollicier, L. sollicitare, solicitare, -atum, fr. sollicitus wholly (i. e., violently) moved; sollus whole + citus, p. p. of ciere to move, excite. See Solemn, Cite.]

1. To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms. Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me Milton.

2. To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor. I view my crime, but kindle at the view, Repent old pleasures, and solicit new. Pope.

3. To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite. That fruit . . . solicited her longing eye. Milton. Sounds and some tangible qualities solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind. Locke.

4. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to. [Obs.] Should My brother henceforth study to forget The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever Solicit thy deserts. Ford.

5. To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used. Hath any ill solicited thine ears Chapman. But anxious fears solicit my weak breast. Dryden.

Syn. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate; entreat; beg; implore; importune. See Beseech.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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