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Dictionary Results For "solicit" [?]/[OPML]

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Solicit \So*lic"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.
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Did I solicit thee
From darkness to promote me? --Milton.
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2. To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to
solicit an office; to solicit a favor.
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I view my crime, but kindle at the view,
Repent old pleasures, and solicit new. --Pope.
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3. To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to
summon; to appeal to; to invite.
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That fruit . . . solicited her longing eye.
--Milton.
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Sounds and some tangible qualities solicit their
proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind.
--Locke.
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4. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for
or with reference to. [Obs.]
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Should
My brother henceforth study to forget
The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever
Solicit thy deserts. --Ford.
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5. To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.
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Hath any ill solicited thine ears? --Chapman.
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But anxious fears solicit my weak breast. --Dryden.
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Syn: Syn. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate;
entreat; beg; implore; importune. See Beseech.
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WordNet Solicit
v 1: 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" [syn: beg, tap]
2: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn:
woo, court, romance]
3: approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited
by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in
the park" [syn: hook, accost]
4: incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or
insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his
colleagues to destroy the documents"
5: make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She
is too shy to solicit"

Moby Dictionary
accost , address , angle for , appeal to , apply , approach , ask ,
ask for , beg , beseech , bespeak , bid for , call , call on , call upon ,
canvass , challenge , claim , court , crave , demand , desire , drum ,
entice , entreat , exact , fish for , go , hustle , implore , importune ,
look for , lure , make a pass , make advances , make an overture ,
overture , pander to , petition , pop the question , postulate , pray ,
proposition , refer , request , require , requisition , resort , seek ,
sue , sue for , supplicate , throw a pass , turn , woo