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1. (v.t.) solicit
to try to obtain by earnest plea or application:
to solicit aid.
2. solicit
to entreat; petition:
to solicit the committee for funds.
3. solicit
to seek to influence or incite to action, esp. unlawful or wrong action.
4. solicit
to offer to have sex with in exchange for money.
5. (v.i.) solicit
to make a petition or request for something desired.
6. solicit
to solicit orders or trade:
No soliciting allowed in this building.
7. solicit
to offer to have sex for money.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < MF solliciter < L sollicitāre to excite, agitate, der. of sollicitus troubled (soll(us) whole +-i- -i - +citus, ptp. of ciēre to arouse))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) solicit, beg, tap
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"
2. (verb) woo, court, romance, solicit
make amorous advances towards
"John is courting Mary"
3. (verb) hook, solicit, accost
approach with an offer of sexual favors
"he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
4. (verb) solicit
incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
"He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
5. (verb) solicit
make a solicitation or petition for something desired
"She is too shy to solicit"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) solicit
to ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms
2. (verb) solicit
to endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor
3. (verb) solicit
to awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite
4. (verb) solicit
to urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to
5. (verb) solicit
to disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used
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Sense: to ask (for)
People working for charities are permitted to solicit (money from) the public.
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 Afrikaans: vra |
 Arabic: يلْتَمِس، يَطْلُب |
 Bulgarian: прося |
 Brazilian: pedir |
 Czech: vybírat, žádat |
 German: dringend bitten |
 Danish: bede om |
 Greek: ζητώ |
 Spanish: solicitar, pedir, exigir |
 Estonian: paluma |
 Farsi: در خواست كردن |
 Finnish: anoa |
 French: solliciter (qqch. de qqn) |
 Hebrew: לְבַקֵש |
 Hindi: मांगना, प्रार्थना करना, य |
 Croatian: moliti, nagovarati |
 Hungarian: (nyomatékosan) kér |
 Indonesian: meminta |
 Icelandic: fara framá |
 Italian: chiedere |
 Japanese: 求める |
 Korean: 구하다, 부탁하다 |
 Lithuanian: prašyti |
 Latvian: lūgt |
 Malay: meminta |
 Dutch: verzoeken |
 Norwegian: samle inn (for et veldedi |
 Polish: prosić o, zabiegać o |
 Persian: در خواست كردن |
 Pashto: زارى كول، هيله كول، مرسته |
 Portuguese: pedir |
 Romanian: a solicita |
 Russian: просить |
 Slovak: (formálne) žiadať |
 Slovenian: zaprositi za |
 Serbian: tražiti |
 Swedish: tigga, be om |
 Thai: เรียกร้อง |
 Turkish: rica etmek, istemek |
 Taiwanese: 請求，懇求 |
 Ukrainian: прохати; клопотатися |
 Urdu: کاروبار وغیرہ حاصل کرنا، |
 Vietnamese: khẩn khoản, nài xin |
 Chinese: 请求，恳求 |
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