so·lic·it
(sə-lĭśĭt)
[Middle English soliciten, to disturb, from Old French solliciter, from Latin sollicitāre, from sollicitus, troubled; see solicitous.]
verb: -it·ed, -it·ing, -its.
transitive verb
- To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application: a candidate who solicited votes among the factory workers.
- To petition persistently; importune: solicited the neighbors for donations.
- To entice or incite to evil or illegal action.
- To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sexual services.
intransitive verb
- To make solicitation or petition for something desired.
- To approach or accost someone with an offer of sexual services in return for payment.
derivatives
- so·lići·tátion
- noun