Definition of solicit

• v. t. - To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.
• v. t. - To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor.
• v. t. - To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite.
• v. t. - To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
• v. t. - To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.