\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.
         Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me?
                                               --Milton.
2. To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to
   solicit an office; to solicit a favor.
         I view my crime, but kindle at the view, Repent old
         pleasures, and solicit new.           --Pope.
3. To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to
   summon; to appeal to; to invite.
         That fruit . . . solicited her longing eye.
                                               --Milton.
         Sounds and some tangible qualities solicit their
         proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind.
                                               --Locke.
4. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for
   or with reference to. [Obs.]
         Should My brother henceforth study to forget The vow
         that he hath made thee, I would ever Solicit thy
         deserts.                              --Ford.
5. To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.
         Hath any ill solicited thine ears?    --Chapman.
         But anxious fears solicit my weak breast. --Dryden.
Syn: Syn. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate;
     entreat; beg; implore; importune. See {Beseech}.