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   Solicit , 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.]
   To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.
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   Did I solicit thee
   From darkness to promote me?
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   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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   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.
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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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   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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   To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.
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   Hath any ill solicited thine ears?
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   But anxious fears solicit my weak breast.
   Dryden.
   
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   Syn. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate; entreat; beg; implore; importune. See Beseech.
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