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to seek to influence or incite to action, especially unlawful or wrong action. to offer to have sex with in exchange for money. See more. 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.
Definition of solicit – Learner’s Dictionary. solicit. verb. uk / səˈlɪsɪt / us. solicit verb (ASK FOR SOMETHING) to ask someone for money, information, or help: to solicit donations for a charity. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
1. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application: a candidate who solicited votes among the factory workers. 2. To petition persistently; importune: solicited the neighbors for donations. 3. To commit the criminal offense of enticing or inciting (another) to commit an illegal act. 4.
verb. uk / səˈlɪsɪt / us. solicit verb (ASK FOR SOMETHING) Add to word list Add to word list. to ask someone for money, information, or help: to solicit donations for a charity. solicit verb (SEX) to offer sex for money, usually in a public place. (Definition of solicit from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. a. : to make petition to : entreat. b. : to approach with a request or plea. solicited Congress for funding. 2. : to urge (something, such as one's cause) strongly. 3. a. : to entice or lure especially into evil. b. : to proposition (someone) especially as or in the character of a prostitute. 4.
verb. /səˈlɪsət/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to ask someone for something, such as support, money, or information; to try to get something or persuade someone to do something solicit something (from somebody) They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations.
