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   solicit

   /səˈlɪsɪt/

   verb

   • 1. ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone: "he called a meeting to solicit their views" Similar ask forrequestapply forput in forseekbegplead forsue forcravecanvasscall fordrum uppress forrare:impetrateaskbegbeseechimploreplead withentreatappeal toapply tolobbypetitionimportunecanvasssupplicatecall onpresspressurerare:obsecrate
   • ▪ ask (someone) for something: "historians and critics are solicited for opinions by the auction houses"
   • 2. accost someone and offer one's or someone else's services as a prostitute: "he met her while she was soliciting in Soho" Similar work as a prostituteengage in prostitutionaccost peoplemake sexual advancestout (for business)informal:hustle

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French solliciter, from Latin sollicitare ‘agitate’, from sollicitus ‘anxious’, from sollus ‘entire’ + citus (past participle of ciere ‘set in motion’).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOLICIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SOLICIT definition: 1. to ask someone for money, information, or help: 2. to offer sex for money, usually in a public…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SOLICIT is to make petition to : entreat. How to use solicit in a sentence. What object does solicit take? Synonym Discussion of Solicit.

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   to seek to influence or incite to action, especially unlawful or wrong action. Synonyms: provoke, arouse, excite. to offer to have sex with in exchange for money. verb (used without object) to make a petition or request, as for something desired. to solicit orders or trade, as for a business: No soliciting allowed in this building.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSOLICIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. to make a request, application, or entreaty to (a person for business, support, etc) 2. to accost (a person).... Click for more definitions.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsolicit verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   solicit. [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to ask somebody for something, such as support, money or information; to try to get something or persuade somebody to do something. solicit something (from somebody) They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations.

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   verb. incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination. “He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents” see more. verb. make amorous advances towards. synonyms: court, romance, woo. see more. verb. approach with an offer of sexual favors. synonyms: hook. hook, snare. entice and trap. see more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › solicitSolicit - definition of solicit by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to try to obtain by earnest plea or application: to solicit aid. 2. to entreat; petition: to solicit the committee for funds.