solicit

1. v. t. To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms. Source: opted

2. v. t. To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor. Source: opted

3. v. t. To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite. Source: opted

4. v. t. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to. Source: opted

5. v. t. To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used. Source: opted

6. v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently Source: wordnet

7. v. make amorous advances towards Source: wordnet

8. v. approach with an offer of sexual favors Source: wordnet

9. v. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination Source: wordnet

10. v. make a solicitation or petition for something desired Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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 Source: ecdict

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