| v. t. | 1. | To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; |
| 2. | To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; | |
| 3. | To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite. | |
| 4. | To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to. | |
| 5. | To disturb; to disquiet; - a Latinism rarely used. |
| Verb | 1. | solicit - 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. | solicit - make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" | |
| 3. | solicit - approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" | |
| 4. | solicit - incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents" | |
| 5. | solicit - make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit" |