English Explanatory Dictionary

solicit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
To woo; to court.
To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment.
To make a petition.
To disturb or trouble; to harass.
To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
To disturb; to disquiet.

noun

Solicitation.

Pronunciation

sə-lĭs'ĭt /səˈlɪsɪt/ en-us-solicit.ogg en-au-solicit.ogg

Word forms

solicit solicits soliciting solicited sollicit

Etymology

From Middle English soliciten, solliciten, from Old French soliciter, solliciter, borrowed from Latin sollicitō (“stir, disturb; look after”), from sollicitus (“agitated, anxious, punctilious”, literally “thoroughly moved”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + perfect passive participle of cieō (“shake, excite, cite, to put in motion”).

Synonyms

supplicate thig address romance appeal petition request plead worry

Related words

solicitation solicitor solicitous solicitude unsolicited

Derived words

nonsolicit nonsolicited nonsoliciting resolicit solicitee solicitory unsolicited

Translations

Bulgarian: уговарям Finnish: houkutella Finnish: vokotella Finnish: vikitellä German: anstiften German: beschwatzen German: überreden Hungarian: felbujt Russian: домога́ться Serbo-Croatian: snubiti Spanish: solicitar Turkish: baştan çıkarmaya çalışmak Turkish: davetkâr konuşmak Ukrainian: підбити

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