- Solicited
- 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. [1913 Webster]
2. To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor. [1913 Webster]
I view my crime, but kindle at the view, Repent old pleasures, and solicit new. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
3. To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite. [1913 Webster]
That fruit . . . solicited her longing eye. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Sounds and some tangible qualities solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
4. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Should My brother henceforth study to forget The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever Solicit thy deserts. --Ford. [1913 Webster]
5. To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used. [1913 Webster]
Hath any ill solicited thine ears? --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
But anxious fears solicit my weak breast. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Syn. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate; entreat; beg; implore; importune. See {Beseech}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
