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solicit /sə-lisˈit/ transitive verb- To petition
- To importune
- To seek after
- To call for, require
- To invite or urge to immorality
- To incite
- To conduct, manage
- To extract gently (obsolete)
intransitive verb- To petition
- To act as solicitor
- (of prostitutes) to make advances so as to win custom
- (of beggars) to importune for alms
noun (Shakespeare; another reading solicˈity)A solicitation ORIGIN: L sōlicitāre, sollicitāre, from sō-, sollicitus, from sollus whole, and citus aroused, from ciēre to cite solicˈitant noun A person who solicits (also adjective) solicitāˈtion noun - A soliciting
- An earnest request
- An invitation
solicˈiting noun Any action of the verb, esp (of prostitutes) the making of advances solicˈitor noun - A person who is legally qualified to act for another in a court of law (esp formerly a court of equity)
- A lawyer who advises, prepares deeds, manages cases, instructs counsel in the higher courts, and acts as an advocate in the lower courts
- A person who asks earnestly
- A canvasser (N American)
- A law officer responsible for the legal affairs of a town or city (N American)
solicˈitorship noun solicˈitous adjective - Soliciting or earnestly asking or desiring
- Anxious
- Concerned
- Considerate
- Careful
solicˈitously adverb solicˈitousness or solicˈitude noun - The state of being solicitous
- Anxiety or uneasiness of mind
- Trouble
solicˈitor-adˈvocate noun In Scotland, a solicitor empowered to represent clients in the High Court or Court of Session Solicˈitor-Genˈeral noun - In England, the law officer of the crown next in rank to the Attorney-General, and in Scotland, the law officer of the crown next in rank to the Lord-Advocate
- (in the US) the representative of the federal government at the Supreme Court
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