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solicit
so·lic·it
[
sə líssit
]
(
past and past participle
so·lic·it·ed
,
present participle
so·lic·it·ing
,
3rd person present singular
so·lic·its
)
verb
Definition:
1.
transitive and intransitive verb
plead for something:
to try to get something by making insistent requests or pleas
2.
transitive verb
ask somebody for something:
to plead with or petition a person or group for something
3.
transitive and intransitive verb
offer sex for money:
to offer to participate in sexual activities with somebody in return for money
4.
transitive verb
get somebody to do something wrong:
to attempt to draw somebody into participating in illegal or immoral acts
[
15th century. Via French< Latin
sollicitare
"disturb" <
sollicitus
"completely moved" <
sollus
"whole" +
citus
, past participle of
ciere
"move"
]
so·lic·i·ta·tion
[
sə lìssə táysh'n
]
noun
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so·lic·i·ta·tion [ sə lìssə táysh'n ] noun
