solicit

(Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
2. (transitive) To woo; to court.
3. (transitive) To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
4. (transitive) To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment.
5. To make a petition.
6. (archaic, transitive) To disturb or trouble; to harass.
7. (transitive) To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
8. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To disturb; to disquiet.

Noun

Solicitation.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/səˈlɪsɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: soliciten

In summary

From Middle English soliciten, solliciten, from Old French soliciter, solliciter, borrowed from Latin sollicitō (“stir, disturb; look after”), from sollicitus (“agitated, anxious, punctilious”, literally “thoroughly moved”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + perfect passive participle of cieō (“shake, excite, cite, to put in motion”).

Sinonieme

beg

request

ask

entreat

beseech

petition

pray

🛐

invite

ask for

demand

tap

plead

appeal

supplicate

implore

accost

seek

🔍

court

woo

romance

call for

beg for

persuade

hook

🪝

coax

apply

call

quest

urge

pester

pitch

plea

please

proposition

pursue

put in

query

represent

strive for

tease

shake down

shoot for

bid welcome

raise funds

solicit request

search

invoke request

adjure

anoa

apply for

Vertalings

solicitar

solliciter

ζητώ

παρακαλώ

vragen

verzoeken

rogar

pedir

adescare

sollecitare

chiedere

εκλιπαρώ

dringend bitten

sol·licitar

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