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   solicit

   /səˈlɪsɪt/

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   • 1. ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone: "he called a meeting to solicit their views" Similar ask forrequestapply forput in forseekbegplead forsue forcravecanvasscall fordrum uppress forrare:impetrateaskbegbeseechimploreplead withentreatappeal toapply tolobbypetitionimportunecanvasssupplicatecall onpresspressurerare:obsecrate
   • ▪ ask (someone) for something: "historians and critics are solicited for opinions by the auction houses"
   • 2. accost someone and offer one's or someone else's services as a prostitute: "he met her while she was soliciting in Soho" Similar work as a prostituteengage in prostitutionaccost peoplemake sexual advancestout (for business)informal:hustle

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French solliciter, from Latin sollicitare ‘agitate’, from sollicitus ‘anxious’, from sollus ‘entire’ + citus (past participle of ciere ‘set in motion’).

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   What does solicit mean?

   • solicitar, aliciar, pedir… rica etmek, talep etmek, para karşılığı cinsel ilişki teklifinde bulunmak… просить, ходатайствовать, предлагать сексуальные услуги… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SOLICIT definition: 1. to ask someone for money, information, or help: 2. to offer sex for money, usually in a public….

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   What does soliciting a person mean?

   • If you solicit money, help, support, or an opinion from someone, you ask them for it. He's already solicited their support on health care reform. 3 meanings: 1. to make a request, application, or entreaty to (a person for business, support, etc) 2. to accost (a person).... Click for more definitions.

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   What does solicit a person do?

   • solicit something (from somebody) They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations. They send representatives abroad to solicit business. solicit somebody (for something) Historians and critics are solicited for their opinions. solicit somebody to do something Volunteers are being solicited to assist with the project.

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   What is a synonym for solicit?

   • Report an error or suggest an improvement. Synonyms: entreat, beseech, request, petition, ask, more... Collocations: solicit [aid, assistance, customers], [aid] was solicited (by), solicited [Congress, investors, him], more... solicit -- Coaches must never solicit athletes who... solicit -- do not solicit any customer of...

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   SOLICIT definition: 1. to ask someone for money, information, or help: 2. to offer sex for money, usually in a public…. Learn more.

   • Znaczenie Solicit, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SOLICIT definicja: 1. to ask someone for money, information,...

   • Solemnly

     SOLEMNLY definition: 1. seriously and without any humour: 2....

   • Solicit: French Translation

     SOLICIT translate: solliciter. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Solicit in Spanish

     SOLICIT translate: solicitar, ejercer la prostitución...

   • Solicit: German Translation

     SOLICIT translate: dringend bitten. Learn more in the...

   • Solicit: Polish Translation

     solicit translate: zabiegać o, oferować usługi seksualne ,...

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   The meaning of SOLICIT is to approach (someone) with a request or plea. How to use solicit in a sentence. What object does solicit take? Synonym Discussion of Solicit.

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   Solicit definition: to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.. See examples of SOLICIT used in a sentence.

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   If you solicit money, help, support, or an opinion from someone, you ask them for it. He's already solicited their support on health care reform. American English : solicit / səˈlɪsɪt /

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   1. to try to obtain by earnest plea or application: to solicit aid. 2. to entreat; petition: to solicit the committee for funds.

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   Definitions of solicit. verb. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently. “Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce” “My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities” synonyms: beg, tap. see more see less. verb. make a solicitation or petition for something desired. “She is too shy to solicit ”

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   solicit. [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to ask somebody for something, such as support, money or information; to try to get something or persuade somebody to do something. solicit something (from somebody) They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations.