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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
Example sentences :
  • 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.

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