1. solicit - Noun
2. solicit - Verb
To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.
To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor.
To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite.
To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.
Source: Webster's dictionaryhe was solicited by a prostitute Source: Internet
The young man was caught soliciting in the park Source: Internet
Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce Source: Internet
My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities Source: Internet
John is courting Mary Source: Internet
She is too shy to solicit Source: Internet