Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
solicit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English soliciten, solliciten, from Old French soliciter, solliciter, borrowed from Latin sollicitō (“stir, disturb; look after”), from sollicitus (“agitated, anxious, punctilious”, literally “thoroughly moved”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + perfect passive participle of cieō (“shake, excite, cite, to put in motion”).
Meanings
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(archaic) Solicitation.
(1) How many male or female students are named (or otherwise identified) in the context of a solicit?
(2) How many words of a solicit are directed to a particular student?
2017, Lia Litosseliti, Research Methods in Linguistics, page 19:
Forms
solicit en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English soliciten, solliciten, from Old French soliciter, solliciter, borrowed from Latin sollicitō (“stir, disturb; look after”), from sollicitus (“agitated, anxious, punctilious”, literally “thoroughly moved”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + perfect passive participle of cieō (“shake, excite, cite, to put in motion”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
I view my crime, but kindle at the view,
Repent old pleasures, and solicit new.
Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me?
1717, Alexander Pope, “Eloisa to Abelard”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […], published 1717, →OCLC:to solicit alms, or a favour
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(transitive) To woo; to court.
American railroads are not permitted to operate long-haul road routes, but the I.C.C. decision of 1954 did permit them to solicit trailer business in, say, New York for Chicago provided the trailer was piggybacked in between.
1960 November, David Morgan, “"Piggyback"—U.S. success story”, in Trains Illustrated, page 683:
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(transitive) To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
Sounds and some tangible qualities fail not to solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind.
, Book II, Chapter 1That fruit […] sollicited her longing eye.
1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:If you want to lose your virginity, you should try to solicit some fine looking women.
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(transitive) To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment.
My girlfriend tried to solicit me for sex, but I was tired.
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To make a petition.
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(archaic, transitive) To disturb or trouble; to harass.
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(transitive) To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
Should
My brother henceforth study to forget
The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever
Solicit thy deserts.
1628, John Ford, The Lover's Melancholy:
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(obsolete, rare, transitive) To disturb; to disquiet.
1611-1615, George Chapman, Iliad, Book XVI
Hath any ill solicited thine ears?
But anxious fears solicit my weak breast.
1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act I, page 3:
Forms
Coordinates
beg · pester · agitate
Deriveds
solicitee · nonsolicit · nonsolicited · solicitory · nonsoliciting · unsolicited · resolicit
Relateds
solicitude · unsolicited · solicitor · solicitation · solicitous
Synonyms
petition · thig · address · appeal · supplicate · plead · romance · worry · request
Translations (88)
hu folyamodik (to persistently endeavor) · ru домога́ться (to persuade or incite) · fi riiata (to woo; to court) · fi viekoitella (to woo; to court) · de nachsuchen (to persistently endeavor) · tr fahişelik yapmak (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · fi anoa (to make a petition) · es solicitar (to make a petition) · de werben (to woo; to court) · tr yalvarmak (to make a petition) · hu felbujt (to persuade or incite) · fi tyrkyttää (itseään) (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · fi vokotella (to persuade or incite) · sv uppvakta (to woo; to court) · uk підбити (to persuade or incite) · cmn 懇求 /恳求 (to persistently endeavor) · hu kérlel (to persistently endeavor) · fi tarjoutua (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · pt solicitar (to persistently endeavor) · de stören ((obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass) · fr racoler (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · de den Hof machen (to woo; to court) · ru ходатайствовать (to make a petition) · hu kérelmez (to make a petition) · hu strichel (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · fi pyytää (to make a petition) · es solicitar (to persistently endeavor) · hu esdekel (to persistently endeavor) · de überreden (to persuade or incite) · fi tavoitella (to persistently endeavor) · bg умолявам (to persistently endeavor) · ru навязываться (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · tr kur yapmak (to woo; to court) · tr sırnaşmak ((obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass) · bg безпокоя ((obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass) · fi vokotella (to woo; to court) · hu könyörög (to persistently endeavor) · hu kíván (to make a petition) · bg уговарям (to persuade or incite) · ro solicita (to persistently endeavor) · sh snubiti (to persuade or incite) · de umwerben (to woo; to court) · de erbitten (to persistently endeavor) · fr allumer (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · fi vikitellä (to persuade or incite) · bg измолвам (to persistently endeavor) · fi penätä (to persistently endeavor) · hu leszólít (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · de bedrängen (to persistently endeavor) · hu kínálja/felkínálja magát (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · ru добива́ться (to persistently endeavor) · pl nagabywać ((obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass) · hu megigényel (to make a petition) · tr fuhuş yapmak (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · ru обраща́ться с петицией (to make a petition) · de beschwatzen (to persuade or incite) · hu háborgat ((obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass) · ru досажда́ть ((obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass) · bg ухажвам (to woo; to court) · hu teszi a szépet (to woo; to court) · hu igényel (to make a petition) · tr baştan çıkarmaya çalışmak (to persuade or incite) · tr davetkâr konuşmak (to persuade or incite) · de anfordern (to persistently endeavor) · es solicitar (to persuade or incite) · fi kosiskella (to woo; to court) · de belästigen ((obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass) · cmn 徵求 /征求 (to make a petition) · hu kér (to persistently endeavor) · es yirar (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · ru уха́живать (to woo; to court) · bg ходатайствам (to make a petition) · ru приставать (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · de anstiften (to persuade or incite) · hu csábít (to woo; to court) · hu udvarol (to woo; to court) · bg предлагам се (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · gl solicitar (to persistently endeavor) · tr ısrarla rica etmek (to persistently endeavor) · ja 強請る (to persistently endeavor) · es cortejar (to woo; to court) · hu zaklat ((obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass) · fi liehitellä (to woo; to court) · tr tebelleş olmak ((obsolete, rare in English) to disturb or trouble; to harass) · fi pyytää (to persistently endeavor) · fr draguer (to offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment) · hi याचना करना (to persistently endeavor) · fi houkutella (to persuade or incite)