'Solicit' definitions:

Definition of 'solicit'

From: WordNet
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" [syn: solicit, beg, tap]
verb
Make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn: woo, court, romance, solicit]
verb
Approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" [syn: hook, solicit, accost]
verb
Incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
verb
Make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"

Definition of 'Solicit'

From: GCIDE
  • Solicit \So*lic"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solicited; p. pr. & vb. n. Soliciting.] [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. [1913 Webster]
  • Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me? --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor. [1913 Webster]
  • I view my crime, but kindle at the view, Repent old pleasures, and solicit new. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite. [1913 Webster]
  • That fruit . . . solicited her longing eye. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Sounds and some tangible qualities solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Should My brother henceforth study to forget The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever Solicit thy deserts. --Ford. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used. [1913 Webster]
  • Hath any ill solicited thine ears? --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
  • But anxious fears solicit my weak breast. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Syn. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate; entreat; beg; implore; importune. See Beseech. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'solicit'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Solicit'