Thesaurus: solicit

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1. v. t. To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.
2. v. t. To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor.
3. v. t. To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite.
4. v. t. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
5. v. t. To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.
6. v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
7. v. make amorous advances towards
8. v. approach with an offer of sexual favors
9. v. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
10. v. make a solicitation or petition for something desired
11. 1. To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms. Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me Milton. 2. To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor. I view my crime, but kindle at the view, Repent old pleasures, and solicit new. Pope. 3. To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite. That fruit . . . solicited her longing eye. Milton. Sounds and some tangible qualities solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind. Locke. 4. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to. [Obs.] Should My brother henceforth study to forget The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever Solicit thy deserts. Ford. 5. To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used. Hath any ill solicited thine ears Chapman. But anxious fears solicit my weak breast. Dryden. Syn. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate; entreat; beg; implore; importune. See Beseech.
12. v:100 v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently v. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination v. make a solicitation or petition for something desired