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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : suh-lis-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈlɪs ɪt |
Definition of solicit
Origin :- early 15c., "to disturb, trouble," from Middle French soliciter (14c.), from Latin sollicitare "to disturb, rouse, trouble, harass; stimulate, provoke," from sollicitus "agitated," from sollus "whole, entire" + citus "aroused," past participle of ciere "shake, excite, set in motion" (see cite). Related: Solicited; soliciting.
- Meaning "entreat, petition" is from 1520s. Meaning "to further (business affairs)" evolved mid-15c. from Middle French sense of "manage affairs." The sexual sense (often in reference to prostitutes) is attested from 1710, probably from a merger of the business sense and an earlier sense of "to court or beg the favor of" (a woman), attested from 1590s.
- verb plead for; try to sell
- I was grieved to hear this, and resolved to solicit my son for him.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete » by Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
- By this time our neighbors will become interested in and solicit work from us.
- Extract from : « Electricity for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
- Upon this, I wrote to you, Sir, and you were so obliging as to solicit passports for me.
- Extract from : « Perils and Captivity » by Charlotte-Adlade [ne Picard] Dard
- It was the taste of his time to desire, if not solicit patronage.
- Extract from : « The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 » by Various
- Then a vessel was commissioned to Mexico with news and to solicit reinforcements.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
- We are in your power: but instead of deprecating your interference, I now solicit your protection.'
- Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli
- She, too, hastened across the Atlantic to solicit aid in London.
- Extract from : « Canada: the Empire of the North » by Agnes C. Laut
- He was much too proud to solicit and much too honest to scheme for a favorable expression.
- Extract from : « John Quincy Adams » by John. T. Morse
- It would have been seeking an anticlimax to solicit any more in the building.
- Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin
- He was not allowed to solicit gifts, but was at liberty to accept them when offered.
- Extract from : « The Telegraph Boy » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
Synonyms for solicit
- accost
- apply
- approach
- ask
- beg
- beseech
- bespeak
- bum
- cadge
- call
- canvass
- challenge
- claim
- come on to
- crave
- demand
- desire
- drum
- drum up
- entreat
- exact
- go
- hawk
- hit on
- hit up
- hustle
- implore
- importune
- inquire
- mooch
- panhandle
- pass the hat
- peddle
- petition
- postulate
- pray
- promote
- proposition
- query
- question
- refer
- request
- require
- requisition
- resort
- seduce
- seek
- sponge
- steer
- sue for
- supplicate
- touch
- tout
- turn
- whistle for
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