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solicit

[ suh-lis-it ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:

    He solicited aid from the minister.

  2. to entreat or petition (someone or some agency):

    to solicit the committee for funds.

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  3. to seek to influence or incite to action, especially unlawful or wrong action.

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  4. to offer to have sex with in exchange for money.


verb (used without object)

  1. to make a petition or request, as for something desired.
  2. to solicit orders or trade, as for a business:

    No soliciting allowed in this building.

  3. to offer to have sex with someone in exchange for money.

solicit

/ əˈɪɪ /

verb

  1. whenintr, foll by for to make a request, application, or entreaty to (a person for business, support, etc)
  2. to accost (a person) with an offer of sexual relations in return for money
  3. to provoke or incite (a person) to do something wrong or illegal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈٲپDz, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of solicit1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English soliciten, from Middle French solliciter, from Latin DZ “to excite, agitate,” derivative of sollicitus “troubled” ( soll(us) “whole” + -i- -i- + citus, past participle of ŧ “to arouse”)
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of solicit1

C15: from Old French solliciter to disturb, from Latin DZ to harass, from sollicitus agitated, from sollus whole + citus, from ŧ to excite
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Adams was charged with conspiracy, fraud, soliciting illegal campaign contributions, and bribery.

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Lawyers are prohibited from soliciting clients in person, over the phone or using other real-time communications, and are barred from using non-lawyers to solicit clients, a practice known as capping.

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