Definitions for solicit
səˈlɪs ɪtso·lic·it

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. solicit, beg, tapverb

   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"

2. woo, court, romance, solicitverb

   make amorous advances towards

   "John is courting Mary"

3. hook, solicit, accostverb

   approach with an offer of sexual favors

   "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"

4. solicitverb

   incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination

   "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"

5. solicitverb

   make a solicitation or petition for something desired

   "She is too shy to solicit"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. solicitverb

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

2. solicitverb

   To woo; to court.

3. solicitverb

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

4. solicitverb

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

5. solicitverb

   To make a petition.

6. solicitverb

   To disturb or trouble; to harass.

7. Etymology: From solliciter, from sollicitare, present active participle of sollicito, from sollicitus, from sollus + perfect passive participle of cieo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To SOLICITverb

   Etymology: solicito, Latin.

   1. To importune; to intreat.

   If you bethink yourself of any crime,
   Unreconcil’d as yet to heav’n and grace,
   Solicit for it straight. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   We heartily solicit
   Your gracious self to take on you the charge
   And kingly government of this your land. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   How he solicits heav’n
   Himself best knows; but strangely visited people,
   The mere despair of surgery, he cures. William Shakespeare.

   This in obedience hath my daughter shewn me,
   And, more above, hath his solicitings,
   As they fell out by time, by means and place,
   All given to mine ear. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   Did I request thee, Maker! from my clay,
   To mold me man? Did I solicit thee
   From darkness to promote me? John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x.

   The guardian of my faith so false did prove,
   As to solicit me with lawless love. John Dryden, Aurengzebe.

   2. To call to action; to summon; to awake; to excite.

   This supernatural soliciting
   Cannot be ill, cannot be good. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Solicit Henry with her wond’rous praise;
   Bethink thee on her virtues that surmount
   Her nat’ral graces, that extinguish art. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   That fruit solicited her longing eye. John Milton.

   Sounds and some tangible qualities solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind. John Locke.

   He is solicited by popular custom to indulge himself in forbidden liberties. John Rogers, Sermons.

   3. To implore; to ask.

   With that she wept again, ’till he again soliciting the conclusion of her story, then must you, said she, know the story of Amphialus. Philip Sidney.

   4. To attempt; to try to obtain.

   I view my crime, but kindle at the view,
   Repent old pleasures, and solicit new. Alexander Pope.

   5. To disturb; to disquiet. A Latinism.

   Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid. John Milton.

   I find your love, and would reward it too;
   But anxious fears solicit my weak breast. John Dryden, Span. Fryar.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. solicit

   Solicitation is the act of offering, or attempting to purchase, goods and/or services. Legal status may be specific to the time or place where it occurs. The crime of "solicitation to commit a crime" occurs when a person encourages, "solicits, requests, commands, importunes or otherwise attempts to cause" another person to attempt or commit a crime, with the purpose of thereby facilitating the attempt or commission of that crime.: 698–702 

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. solicit

   To solicit means to ask for or try to obtain something from someone, often in a formal or persuasive manner. It can also refer to seeking to approach someone with an offer or proposal, or attracting customers for goods or services.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Solicitverb

   to ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms

2. Solicitverb

   to endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor

3. Solicitverb

   to awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite

4. Solicitverb

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

5. Solicitverb

   to disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Solicit

   sō-lis′it, v.t. to ask earnestly: to petition: to seek or try to obtain: to disturb.—n. solicitation.—ns. Solic′itant, one who solicits; Solicitā′tion, a soliciting: earnest request: invitation; Solic′iting (Shak.), solicitation; Solic′itor, one who asks earnestly: one who is legally qualified to act for another in a court of law, esp. a court of equity: a lawyer who prepares deeds, manages cases, instructs counsel in the superior courts, and acts as an advocate in the inferior courts; Solic′itor-gen′eral, in England, the law-officer of the crown next in rank to the attorney-general—in Scotland, to the lord-advocate; Solic′itorship.—adj. Solic′itous, soliciting or earnestly asking or desiring: very desirous: anxious: careful.—adv. Solic′itously.—ns. Solic′itousness, Solic′itude, state of being solicitous: anxiety or uneasiness of mind: trouble. [Fr. solliciter—L. sollicitāre—sollicitus—sollus, whole, citus, aroused—ciēre, to cite.]

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Ask
   • Induce

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1. colitis

How to pronounce solicit?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of solicit in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of solicit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of solicit in a Sentence

1. Deane Jordan:

   Chain letters are not illegal. What is illegal is to threaten lives in such letters or solicit money.

2. Lindsey Graham:

   I had a cordial, pleasant phone conversation with Mr. Trump. I congratulated him on winning the Republican nomination for President, i know Mr. Trump is reaching out to many people, throughout the party and the country, to solicit their advice and opinions. I believe this is a wise move on his part.

3. Sareh Baca:

   Keeping my nine-year-old on task has been the biggest challenge, i get her set up and then jump on a meeting, and about 75 % of the time when I go back to check on her she's watching YouTube or playing video games. I've had to solicit her older sister to help but that doesn't always end well, and she has her own work to do.

4. Mark Whitworth:

   We are going to solicit universities and research institutes to conduct studies, and we are going to make the property available to them.

5. School Superintendent Manny Caulk:

   We’ve already received suggestions of Thoroughbreds or Racers as possible alternatives, and we will solicit additional ideas from our students before they choose a horse-themed mascot grounded in the land’s equestrian heritage.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=solicit
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Solicit
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=solicit
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solicit
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solicit
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=solicit