'Solicited' definitions:
Definition of 'Solicited'
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]