solicit

== English == === Alternative forms === sollicit (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English soliciten, solliciten, from Old French soliciter, solliciter, borrowed from Latin sollicitō (“stir, disturb; look after”), from sollicitus (“agitated, anxious, punctilious”, literally “thoroughly moved”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + perfect passive participle of cieō (“shake, excite, cite, to put in motion”). === Pronunciation === enPR: sə-lĭs'ĭt, IPA(key): /səˈlɪsɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪsɪt === Verb === solicit (third-person singular simple present solicits, present participle soliciting, simple past and past participle solicited) (transitive) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event. Synonyms: supplicate, thig Coordinate terms: pester, beg, agitate (transitive) To woo; to court. Synonyms: address, romance (transitive) To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior. , Book II, Chapter 1 Sounds and some tangible qualities fail not to solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind. (transitive) To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment. To make a petition. Synonyms: appeal, petition, request (archaic, transitive) To disturb or trouble; to harass. (transitive) To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to. Synonym: plead (obsolete, rare, transitive) To disturb; to disquiet. Synonym: worry 1611-1615, George Chapman, Iliad, Book XVI Hath any ill solicited thine ears? ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “solicit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “solicit”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Noun === solicit (plural solicits) (chiefly archaic) Solicitation. === Anagrams === colitis