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The Meaning of solicit
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(v. t.) To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.
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(v. t.) To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor.
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(v. t.) To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite.
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(v. t.) To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
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(v. t.) To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.
Synonyms
beg
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tap
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woo
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court
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romance
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hook
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accost
Rhymes
complicit
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elicit
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explicit
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illicit
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implicit
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missett