To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
to solicit alms, or a favour
To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
That fruit […] sollicited her longing eye.
Solicitation.
(1) How many male or female students are named (or otherwise identified) in the context of a solicit? (2) How many words of a solicit are directed to a particular student?
From Middle English soliciten, solliciten, from Old French soliciter, solliciter, borrowed from Latin sollicitō (“stir, disturb; look after”), from sollicitus (“agitated, anxious, punctilious”, litera...
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