† solicitateadj.
Obsolete.
Solicitous, anxious, careful; characterized by care or solicitude.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > characterized by or executed with care
solicitate?a1475
solicit1513
respective1560
solicitous1563
accurate1581
careful1651
solicitudinous1829
the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > [adjective]
busyOE
howful970
carefulOE
angerful?c1225
yemelichc1275
thoughtfulc1300
anguishousc1325
curiousc1400
carkfulc1449
solicitate?a1475
solicit?1526
fearful1535
anxious1548
carking1567
solicitous1570
solicitudinousa1682
thoughted1869
uptight1934
?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1871) III. 403 The kynge of Macedony, sollicitate and besy for the succession of þat realme.
1548 G. Wishart tr. Confescion Fayth Sweserlandes in Wodrow Soc. Misc. (1844) 22 A solicitat and thoughtfull charge of the poore.
1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. ix. f. 84v Nature was not sollicitate to brynge furthe suche greate fluds.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun]
yemec893
carefulnessa1000
getec1175
gomec1175
tenta1300
curec1300
keepa1325
diligence1340
heed1357
tentivenessa1382
observancec1390
businessa1398
reasona1398
attendancec1400
resporta1413
curiosityc1430
mindingc1449
reckc1475
respect1509
regardshipa1513
looking unto1525
peradvertencea1529
looking toa1535
solicitudea1535
looking after?1537
solicitudeness1547
care1548
solicitnessc1550
caring1556
heedfulness1561
solicitateness1562
hofulness1566
regard1573
charishness1587
on-waiting1590
heediness1596
take-heed1596
respectiveness1598
observationa1616
solicitousness1636
heeding1678
curiousness1690
solicitation1693
attention1741
craftsmanship1850
1562 P. Whitehorne tr. N. Machiavelli Arte of Warre ii. f. xxviiiv With greater industrie, & more sollicitatenesse.
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† solicitatev.
Obsolete.
1. transitive. To manage or conduct.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > manage or administer
steerc888
leadc1175
guyc1330
guidec1374
governa1382
ministera1382
treat1387
administer1395
dispose1398
skift?a1400
warda1400
solicit1429
to deal with1469
handlea1470
execute1483
convoy?a1513
conveyc1515
mayne1520
to bear (a person or thing) in (also an, a, on) handa1522
keepa1535
administrate1538
solicitate1547
to dispose of1573
manure1583
carry1600
manage1609
negotiate1619
conduct1632
to carry on1638
mesnage1654
nurse1745
work1841
operate1850
run1857
stage-manage1906
ramrod1920
1547 J. Hooper Declar. Christe v. D iij To solicitat and do all there affars as a faythfull Embassadour.
1562 P. Whitehorne tr. N. Machiavelli Arte of Warre vii. f. cii It is conuenient for thee, to sollicitate this worke in soche wise, that..the Diche maie be digged at least, fower or fiue yardes in depth.
2. To excite, stir up, or stimulate.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > stir up or rouse up
stirc1000
aweccheOE
stirc1175
arear?c1225
awakec1315
amovec1330
araisec1374
wake1398
wakenc1400
to stir upa1500
incend?1504
to firk upc1540
bestir1549
store1552
bustlea1555
tickle1567
solicitate1568
to stir one's taila1572
exsuscitate1574
rouse1574
suscitate1598
accite1600
actuate1603
arousea1616
poach1632
roust1658
to shake up1850
to galvanize to or into life1853
to make things (or something specified) hum1884
to jack up1914
rev1945
1568 C. Watson tr. Polybius Hystories f. 50v He sent out his most actiue souldiers to solicitate and prouoke his aduersaries that they might come to the hands of the rest.
1568 C. Watson tr. Polybius Hystories f. 87 He also solicitated the Numidians & Libians to rebellion.
1579 T. Twyne tr. Petrarch Phisicke against Fortune i. xxxviii The tast of the wyne dooth not so much solicitate the appetite.
1650 Earl of Monmouth tr. J. F. Senault Man become Guilty 54 She commits so many faults with delight, stays not for being solicitated by the senses.
3. To request, entreat, beseech.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] > beseech or implore
beseechc1175
ofsechec1300
praya1350
praya1387
supply?c1400
treatc1450
entreatc1475
solicitate1563
bepray1598
exore1598
exorate1599
implorea1616
deprecate1624
beg1675
implead1682
fleech1718
impetrate1881
1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1171/1 The sayd Byshop..dyd vrge & solicitate [him], according to his maner of wordes to recant.
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 430 They solicitat her..to restore them to their health.
a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) vi. 176 Having often sollicitated the King..to pay for the Navy.
4. intransitive. To take action, make application.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > doing > act or do [verb (intransitive)] > take action or act towards a result
to make moyen (also moyens)1449
not to lift a finger1529
to take action?1551
solicitate1572
to make a step or stepsa1628
to take a step or stepsa1628
1572 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 347 The Towne Clarke shall go to London to solicitat towching the brewer charter.
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