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solicit Definition


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solicit
verb solicited, soliciting
    1. formal
      To ask for something, or for something from someone.
      Example: solicit aid from other countries
      Example: solicited me for advice
      Thesaurus: beseech, entreat, implore, importune, request, query, inquire after, ask, beg, supplicate.
    intr
    2. Said of a prostitute: to approach people with open offers of sex for money.
    3. To invite or lure someone into illegal or immoral acts.
    intr
    4. Said of beggars: to importune or harass for money.
    5. formal
      To require or call for someone or something.
Derivative: soliciting
noun
    Etymology: 15c: from Latin solicitare, from sollus whole + citus aroused.



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