solicit
[ suh-lis-it ]
/ səˈlɪs ɪt /
verb (used with object)
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
to entreat or petition (someone or some agency): to solicit the committee for funds.
to seek to influence or incite to action, especially unlawful or wrong action.
to offer to have sex with in exchange for money.
verb (used without object)
Origin of solicit
1400–50; late Middle English
soliciten < Middle French
solliciter < Latin
sollicitāre to excite, agitate, derivative of
sollicitus troubled (
soll(us) whole +
-i-
-i- +
citus, past participle of
ciēre to arouse)
OTHER WORDS FROM solicit
pre·so·lic·it, verb (used with object) re·so·lic·it, verb su·per·so·lic·it, verb un·so·lic·it·ed, adjectiveWords nearby solicit
solferino,
solfège,
solgel,
soli,
soli-,
solicit,
solicitation,
solicitor,
solicitor general,
solicitous,
solicitude
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British Dictionary definitions for solicit
solicit
/ (səˈlɪsɪt) /
verb -its, -iting or -ited
(when intr, foll by for)
to make a request, application, or entreaty to (a person for business, support, etc)
to accost (a person) with an offer of sexual relations in return for money
to provoke or incite (a person) to do something wrong or illegal
Derived forms of solicit
solicitation, nounWord Origin for solicit
C15: from Old French
solliciter to disturb, from Latin
sollicitāre to harass, from
sollicitus agitated, from
sollus whole +
citus, from
ciēre to excite