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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
solicit \solic"it\, v. t. imp.  p. p. solicited; p. pr. 
   vb. n. soliciting. f. sollicier, l. sollicitare,
   solicitare, -atum, fr. sollicitus wholly i. e., violently
   moved; sollus whole + citus, p. p. of ciere to move, excite.
   see solemn, cite.
   1. to ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to
      apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person
      for alms.
      1913 webster

            did i solicit thee
            from darkness to promote me?          --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. to endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to
      solicit an office; to solicit a favor.
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            i view my crime, but kindle at the view,
            repent old pleasures, and solicit new. --pope.
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   3. to awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to
      summon; to appeal to; to invite.
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            that fruit . . . solicited her longing eye.
                                                  --milton.
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            sounds and some tangible qualities solicit their
            proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind.
                                                  --locke.
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   4. to urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for
      or with reference to. obs.
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            should
            my brother henceforth study to forget
            the vow that he hath made thee, i would ever
            solicit thy deserts.                  --ford.
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   5. to disturb; to disquiet; -- a latinism rarely used.
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            hath any ill solicited thine ears?    --chapman.
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            but anxious fears solicit my weak breast. --dryden.
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   syn: syn. to beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate;
        entreat; beg; implore; importune. see beseech.
        1913 webster
see also:
solicited soliciting solemn cite beseech 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
solicited
     adj : requested; "only solicited manuscripts will be considered"


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