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1 atayosdi
appeal, demand, solicit
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solicit — so‧li‧cit [səˈlɪst] verb [transitive] 1. formal to ask someone for information or help: • She called meetings to solicit the views of her staff. 2. disapproving to ask someone for money: solicit something from somebody … Financial and business terms
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} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
solicit — so·lic·it /sə li sət/ vt 1: to make petition to solicit the court 2: to ask, induce, advise, or command (a person) to do something and esp. to commit a crime compare coerce, importune … Law dictionary
solicit — [sə lis′it] vt. [ME soliciten < MFr solliciter < L sollicitare < sollicitus: see SOLICITOUS] 1. to ask or seek earnestly or pleadingly; appeal to or for [to solicit aid, to solicit members for donations] 2. to tempt or entice (someone)… … English World dictionary
solicit — (v.) early 15c., to disturb, trouble, from M.Fr. soliciter, from L. solicitare to disturb, rouse, from sollicitus agitated, from sollus whole, entire + citus aroused, pp. of ciere shake, excite, set in motion (see CITE (Cf. cite)). Related … Etymology dictionary
solicit — 1 *ask, request Analogous words: *resort, refer, apply, go, turn: *beg, entreat, beseech, implore, supplicate 2 *invite, bid, court, woo Analogous words: importune, adjure (see BEG): * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
solicit — [v] plead for; try to sell accost, apply, approach, ask, beg, beseech, bespeak, bum, cadge, call, canvass, challenge, claim, come on to*, crave, demand, desire, drum*, drum up*, entreat, exact, go, hawk, hit on*, hit up*, hustle, implore,… … New thesaurus
solicit — ► VERB (solicited, soliciting) 1) ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone. 2) ask for something from. 3) accost someone and offer one s or someone else s services as a prostitute. DERIVATIVES solicitation noun. ORI … English terms dictionary
solicit — [[t]səlɪ̱sɪt[/t]] solicits, soliciting, solicited 1) VERB If you solicit money, help, support, or an opinion from someone, you ask them for it. [FORMAL] [V n] He s already solicited their support on health care reform... [V n from n] No tuition… … English dictionary
solicit — UK [səˈlɪsɪt] / US verb Word forms solicit : present tense I/you/we/they solicit he/she/it solicits present participle soliciting past tense solicited past participle solicited 1) [transitive] formal to ask someone for something such as money or… … English dictionary
solicit — so•lic•it [[t]səˈlɪs ɪt[/t]] v. t. 1) to try to obtain by earnest plea or application: to solicit aid[/ex] 2) to entreat; petition: to solicit the committee for funds[/ex] 3) to seek to influence or incite to action, esp. unlawful or wrong action … From formal English to slang