solicitverb/səˈlɪsɪt/

• 1

  To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.

  • to solicit alms, or a favour
  • I view my crime, but kindle at the view, Repent old pleasures, and solicit new. Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me?
• 2

  To woo; to court.

  • American railroads are not permitted to operate long-haul road routes, but the I.C.C. decision of 1954 did permit them to solicit trailer business in, say, New York for Chicago provided the trailer was piggybacked in between.
• 3

  To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.

  • That fruit […] sollicited her longing eye.
  • Sounds and some tangible qualities fail not to solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind.
• 4

  To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment.

  • My girlfriend tried to solicit me for sex, but I was tired.
• 5

  To make a petition.

• 6

  archaicTo disturb or trouble; to harass.

• 7

  To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.

  • Should My brother henceforth study to forget The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever Solicit thy deserts.
• 8

  obsoleterareTo disturb; to disquiet.

  • 1611-1615, George Chapman, Iliad, Book XVI Hath any ill solicited thine ears?
  • But anxious fears solicit my weak breast.

solicitnoun/səˈlɪsɪt/

• 1

  archaicSolicitation.

  • (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?