solicit

CEFRC1

/səˈlɪsɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To ask for something, especially money or support.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.

Examples

  • The charity organization works to solicit donations for the homeless.

  • The group went door to door to solicit donations for the charity.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To woo; to court.

  2. To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.

  3. To make a petition.

More examples

In context

  • You should not solicit advice from people who are not experts.

  • If you want to lose your virginity, you should try to solicit some fine looking women.

  • Sounds and some tangible qualities fail not to solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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”).