solicit : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: solicit	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for solicit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
solicit v 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" Synonym(s): solicit, beg, tap make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" Synonym(s): woo, court, romance, solicit approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" Synonym(s): hook, solicit, accost incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents" make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solicit \Solic"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solicited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soliciting}.] [F. sollicier, L. sollicitare, solicitare, -atum, fr. sollicitus wholly (i. e., violently) moved; sollus whole + citus, p. p. of ciere to move, excite. See {Solemn}, {Cite}.] 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: Syn. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate; entreat; beg; implore; importune. See {Beseech}.