solicit
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solicit
- /səˈlɪsɪt/
Rhymes with -ɪsɪt
Where it comes from
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”).
verb solicits · soliciting · solicited · sollicit
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To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
to solicit alms, or a favour
Similar: supplicate, thig
- To woo; to court. American railroads are not permitted to operate long-haul road routes, but the I.C.C. decision of 1954 did permit them to solicit trailer business in, say, New York for Chicago provided the trailer was piggybacked in between.
- To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior. That fruit […] sollicited her longing eye.
- To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment. My girlfriend tried to solicit me for sex, but I was tired.
- To make a petition.
- To disturb or trouble; to harass.
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To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
Should
My brother henceforth study to forget
The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever
Solicit thy deserts.
Similar: plead
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To disturb; to disquiet.
1611-1615, George Chapman, Iliad, Book XVI
Hath any ill solicited thine ears?
Similar: worry
noun solicits · sollicit
- Solicitation. (1) How many male or female students are named (or otherwise identified) in the context of a solicit? (2) How many words of a solicit are directed to a particular student?
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: woo, beg, accost, romance, court, tap, invite, require, acquire, demand, obtain, request, receive, get, gain, seek
Translations
Every language
verb to persuade or incite
| Español | solicitar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | anstiften, beschwatzen, überreden |
| Русский | домога́ться domogátʹsja |
verb to persistently endeavor
| Español | solicitar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 強請る yusuru |
| 中文 | 懇求 /恳求 kěnqiú |
| हिन्दी | याचना करना yācnā karnā |
| Português | solicitar |
| Deutsch | anfordern, bedrängen, erbitten, nachsuchen |
| Română | solicita |
| Русский | добива́ться dobivátʹsja |
verb to woo; to court
| Español | cortejar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | werben, den Hof machen, umwerben |
| Русский | уха́живать uxáživatʹ |
verb to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment
| Español | yirar |
|---|---|
| Français | racoler, draguer, allumer |
| Русский | приставать pristavatʹ, навязываться navjazyvatʹsja |
verb to make a petition
| Español | solicitar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 徵求 /征求 zhēngqiú |
| Русский | ходатайствовать xodatajstvovatʹ, обраща́ться с петицией obraščátʹsja |
verb (obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass
| Deutsch | belästigen, stören |
|---|---|
| Русский | досажда́ть dosaždátʹ |
Talk about this word "solicit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/solicit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. solicit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/solicit "solicit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/solicit.Cite this
@misc{solicit_2026,
title = {solicit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/solicit},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
