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Meaning of 'solicit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Solicit [ v. t.]
- To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.
- To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor.
- To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite.
- To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
- To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.

Meaning of 'solicit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . solicit [ v]
Meaning (1):
- incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
Example in sentence:
  • He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents
Meaning (2):
- approach with an offer of sexual favors
Example in sentence:
  • he was solicited by a prostitute;
  • The young man was caught soliciting in the park
Meaning (3):
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
Example in sentence:
  • Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce;
  • My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
Meaning (4):
- make amorous advances towards
Example in sentence:
  • John is courting Mary
Meaning (5):
- make a solicitation or petition for something desired
Example in sentence:
  • She is too shy to solicit

Nearby Words:

sol sol-fa sol-faed sol-faing sola solace solaced solacement solacing solacious

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