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   So·lic·it

   /səˈlisət/

   

   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"
   • ▪ accost someone and offer one's or someone else's services as a prostitute: "prostitutes solicit openly on the streets" 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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