Meaning of 'solicit'

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

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