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Showing words for SOLICIT using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Solicit

colitis, solicit

6 Letter Words for Solicit

silico

5 Letter Words for Solicit

clits, cloit, clots, coils, coits, colts, islot, licit, lotic, sitio, socii, stoic, tisic, toils

4 Letter Words for Solicit

cist, cito, cits, clio, clit, clos, clot, coil, coit, coli, cols, colt, cost, cots, ilot, iocs, list, liti, lits, loci, lost, loti, lots, oils, otic, otis, scil, scot, silo, silt, siol, siti, slit, slot, soil, tics, tils, tocs, toil

3 Letter Words for Solicit

cis, cit, cli, clo, col, cos, cot, csi, cst, cto, cts, ilo, ios, isl, iso, ist, its, lis, lit, loc, los, lot, lsc, lst, oct, oii, oil, ois, osi, otc, sci, sct, sic, sil, sit, slt, soc, sol, sot, tic, til, tis, tlc, tlo, toc, toi, tol, tos, tsi

Definitions for Solicit

[1] to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
[2] to entreat or petition (someone or some agency): to solicit the committee for funds.
[3] to seek to influence or incite to action, especially unlawful or wrong action.
[4] to offer to have sex with in exchange for money.
[5] to make a petition or request, as for something desired.
[6] to solicit orders or trade, as for a business: No soliciting allowed in this building.
[7] to offer to have sex with someone in exchange for money.
[8] (when intr, foll by for ) to make a request, application, or entreaty to (a person for business, support, etc)
[9] to accost (a person) with an offer of sexual relations in return for money
[10] to provoke or incite (a person) to do something wrong or illegal

Words related to Solicit

require, canvass, ask, promote, seek, claim, bum, importune, sponge, accost, crave, proposition, cadge, go, apply, peddle, mooch, inquire, seduce, pray

Words nearby Solicit

solferino, solfège, solgel, soli, soli-, solicit, solicitation, solicitor, solicitor general, solicitous, solicitude

Origin of Solicit

1400–50; late Middle English soliciten < Middle French solliciter < Latin sollicitāre to excite, agitate, derivative of sollicitus troubled (soll(us ) whole + -i- -i- + citus, past participle of ciēre to arouse)

Other words from Solicit

pre·so·lic·it , verb (used with object)
re·so·lic·it , verb
su·per·so·lic·it , verb
un·so·lic·it·ed , adjective

Word origin for Solicit

C15: from Old French solliciter to disturb, from Latin sollicitāre to harass, from sollicitus agitated, from sollus whole + citus, from ciēre to excite

Synonyms for Solicit

ask, canvass, drum up, promote, require, seek, accost, apply, approach, beg, beseech, bespeak, bum, cadge, call, challenge, claim, crave, demand, desire, drum, entreat, exact, go, hawk, hustle, implore, importune, inquire, mooch, panhandle, peddle, petition, postulate, pray, proposition, query, question, refer, request, requisition, resort, seduce, sponge, steer, supplicate, touch, tout, turn, come on to, hit on, hit up, pass the hat, sue for, whistle for