soliciting

Solicit \So*lic"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.
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            Did I solicit thee
            From darkness to promote me?          --Milton.
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   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}.
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