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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024so•lic•i•ta•tion (sə lis′i tā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of soliciting.
- entreaty, urging, or importunity;
a petition or request. - enticement or allurement.
- Law
- the crime of asking another to commit or to aid in a crime.
- the act of a prostitute soliciting in a public place.
- Latin sollicitātiōn- (stem of sollicitātiō), equivalent. to sollicitāt(us) (past participle of sollicitāre to solicit; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
- 1485–95
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024so•lic•it /səˈlɪsɪt/USA pronunciation v. - to try to obtain by request; make a request for:[~ + object]to solicit aid from the United Nations.
- to ask (someone) for something:[~ + object]to solicit the committee for funds.
- to ask for business, as by selling or trading:[no object]No soliciting is allowed in this building.
- to offer to have sex with (someone) for money: [no object]The prostitute was arrested for soliciting.[~ + object]to solicit the men outside the bar.
so•lic•i•ta•tion /səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]arrested for solicitation on the city streets. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024so•lic•it (sə lis′it),USA pronunciation v.t. - to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:He solicited aid from the minister.
- to entreat or petition (someone or some agency):to solicit the committee for funds.
- to seek to influence or incite to action, esp. unlawful or wrong action.
- to offer to have sex with in exchange for money.
v.i. - to make a petition or request, as for something desired.
- to solicit orders or trade, as for a business:No soliciting allowed in this building.
- to offer to have sex with someone in exchange for money.
- Latin sollicitāre to excite, agitate, derivative of sollicitus troubled (soll(us) whole + -i- -i- + citus, past participle of ciēre to arouse)
- Middle French solliciter
- late Middle English soliciten 1400–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged beseech, beg.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged excite, arouse, provoke.
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