solicitv.

Brit.

/səˈlɪsɪt/, U.S.

/səˈlɪsᵻt/

Forms: Middle English– solicit, 1500s solycit ( solucyt), solysset, 1600s solissit (1500s–1600s Scottish solist); Middle English–1700s solicite, 1500s–1600s solycite; 1500s–1700s sollicite (1500s sollycite), 1600s–1700s sollicit.

Etymology: < Old French sol-, solliciter (modern French solliciter , = Provençal sollicitar , Spanish solicitar , Portuguese solicitar , Italian solli- , sollecitare ), or < Latin sollicitāre (sōl- ), < sollicitus : see solicit adj.

I. transitive. Senses relating to incitement.

†1. To disturb, disquiet, trouble; to make anxious, fill with concern. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [verb (reflexive)]

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overfret1445

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turmoil?1529

moila1560

to fret one's gizzard1755

to worry (oneself), be worried, sick1952

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > be anxious about [verb (transitive)] > make anxious

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to lie heavy at or to one's hearta1616

to weird out1970

to stress out1983

a1450 tr. De Imitatione iii. l. 121 If it were so wiþ me, mannys drede shuld not so solicite me, ner þe dartes of wordes shuld not meve me.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxxvi. f. lxii^v He solycited so the Lordes of Burgoyne, that some of them abborred the Crudelitie of that Woman.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xvi. 10 Hath any ill solicited thine ears Befall'n my Myrmidons?

1637–8 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 119 They may enjoy all y^e ground..in what manner they please; we desire no way to sollicite them.

1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar iii. ii. 39 But anxious Fears solicit my weak breast.

1721 E. Young Revenge iv. i How good in you, my lord, whom nations cares Solicit, and a world in arms obeys!

reflexive.c1685 Great Frost 1683–4 17 Ye merchants, to Greenland now leave off your sailing, And for your train oyl yourselves never solicite.1788 New London Mag. 533 They..consider him as one that..never solicits himself about them.

a. To entreat or petition (a person) for, or to do, something; to urge, importune; to ask earnestly or persistently.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] > petition

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1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 725/1 I solycite one, I call upon him to remembre the seute I make to him, je solicite.

1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Hi He is reverenced and sollicited, but as resident in heaven.

1612 in Fortescue P. (Camden) 7 (note) Hee hath soe confirmed mee in the assurance of your..readie assistance uppon all occasions, that I neede not any more solicite you therein.

1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. i. 5 In this privacy of life he was sollicited and sent unto by many Princes, whose invitations..he refused.

1719 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 79 The charge of solliciting the Government for the moneys.

1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. v. 318 Henry had been solliciting the Pope for some time, in order to obtain a divorce from Catharine of Aragon his Queen.

1869 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi ii. 63 There is no sign that he solicited the army.

1869 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi ii. 63 The injured priest, Chruses, solicits all the Achaioi, and most of all the two Atridai.

in extended use.1626 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VIII. O.T. xxi. 337 Lebanon is now anew solicited for Cedar trees.

b. Const. to with infinitive, or with that.

ΚΠ

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. ii. i. 129 Brutus solistit þe pepill to mak þare solemne aithis, neuer to suffir ony kingis regne abone þame.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cccij The cities and townes of Germany are sollicited to accept the Interim.

1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso (1674) i. xiii. 16 [He] did much solicite his Majesty that he might be admitted.

1676 J. Ray Corr. (1848) 123 I have been lately solicited to reprint my Catalogue of English Plants.

1721 E. Young Revenge i. i Had I known this before,..I had not then solicited your father To add to my distress.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiv. 411 He had been solicited to accept indulgences which scarcely any other heretic could by any solicitation obtain.

†c. spec. To beg (an advocate) to attend to a case. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal profession > lawyer's client > engage a lawyer [verb (transitive)]

solicit1529

1529 Order Conc. Proctors Court of Arches (BL MS Cotton Cleopatra F.1) f. 92 A proctor must take sufficient instructions of his clients and kepe euery court daye..sollicite and instructe his advocates write and penne euery instrument that shalbe requisite.

3. To incite or move, to induce or persuade, to some act of lawlessness or insubordination. Frequently const. to (with noun or infinitive).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > induce to lawlessness or insubordination

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society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > sedition > incite revolt or strife [verb (transitive)] > incite to revolt

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insurge1796

insurrectionize1822

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1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Solicito To solicite mens mindes and intice them with brybes.

1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 134 This done, he solliciteth to rebellion the Bishops, nobilitie, and commons of the Realme.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. x. xxi. 366 The Vmbrians..were moued to revolt; and the Gaules also sollicited with great summes of mony.

1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. iv. 134 With a purpose to solicite forreign Princes against the King.

1683 Britanniæ Speculum 102 Boadicea..sollicited the Britains..to a Revolt.

1809 Christian Blackstone's Comm. IV. 221 One Higgins was indicted..for having incited and solicited a servant to steal his master's property.

1835 T. E. Tomlins Jacob's Law-dict. Solicitations. It is an indictable offence to solicit and incite another to commit a felony.

a. To incite, draw on, allure, by some specious representation or argument. (Cf. 5b.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > subtly or deceptively

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trick1707

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > entrap, ensnare [verb (transitive)]

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1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. iii. sig. I2^v Though I sleepe, Yet is my mood soliciting their soules.

1609 Bible (Douay) I. Deut. xxiv. 7 If any man be taken soliciting his brother of the children of Israel, and selling him.., he shal be slaine.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) v. v. 146 Solicite Henry with her wonderous praise. Bethinke thee on her Vertues [etc.] .

1773 N. Nicholls Let. 31 May in Corr. Gray & Nicholls (1843) 153 The said Solicitor (who seems to have solicited the house out of their senses).

b. To court or beg the favour of (a woman), esp. with immoral intention.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > flirt with [verb (transitive)] > court or beg favour of a woman

solicit1600

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > deprive of chastity [verb (transitive)] > a woman > attempt to

solicit1600

attempt1607

tempta1721

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 60 Daughter, remember what I told you, if the prince do solicite you in that kind, you know your answer.

1614 B. Rich Honestie of Age (1844) 48 Perceiving..the other [Julia] againe to be solicited with witlesse and wanton Roysters.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) v. iv. 40 Therefore be gone, sollicit me no more.

1632 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 310 He sollicited Ellen Coalman the wife of Joseph Coleman to lye with her.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 402. ⁋2 That my Mother, the most mercenary of all Women, is gained by this false Friend of my Husband to sollicit me for him.

c. To make immoral attempts upon.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > deprive of chastity [verb (transitive)] > a woman > attempt to > make attempts on (her chastity)

solicit1645

1645 Ordinance Lords & Commons conc. Suspention from Lords Supper 20 Oct. 6 Any that shall solicite the chastity of any person.

1881 Times 2 May 6/5 It appeared that..he had attempted to take familiarities with their maid-servant and solicited her chastity.

d. Of women: To accost and importune (men) for immoral purposes. More recently, also with a homosexual (or a pimp) as subj. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [verb (transitive)] > solicit

solicit1710

accost1806

proposition1922

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 201. ⁋1 There are those [women] who betray the Innocent of their own Sex, and sollicit the Lewd of ours.

1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 498 Means could easily be adopted to prevent soldiers being solicited by women.

1887 Spectator 9 July 919/2 She was arrested by a constable, accused of soliciting gentlemen.

1956 Act 4 & 5 Eliz. II c. 69 §32 Solicitation by men. It is an offence for a man persistently to solicit or importune in a public place for immoral purposes.

1962 All Eng. Law Rep. 13 Mar. 666 The appeal of the appellant..against his conviction..that he, being a man, persistently solicited in a public place for immoral purposes..contrary to s. 32 of the Sexual Offences Act, 1956.

1983 J. Gardner Elephants in Attic xvii. 153 She was soliciting to cover her air fare.

5. Of things:

a. To affect (a person or thing) by some form of physical influence or attraction. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)]

rineOE

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irradiate1668

vibrate1845

involve1847

inwork1855

to cut ice (with someone)1894

dent1931

impact1935

to make (also put) a dent in1942

(a)

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxi. vii. 416 Not onely we men are sollicited and moved by salt more than by any thing else to our meat.

1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) i. ii. 26 That the Excrements may be the longer detained,..and that we may not every foot be sollicited to go to stool.

(b)1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. v. 84 Glasse..commonly excoriates the parts through which it passeth, and sollicits them unto a continuall expulsion.1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads i. 567 Then gently sleep sollicited each eye.1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. i. 38 Sounds, and some tangible Qualities, fail not to sollicite their proper Senses, and force an entrance to the Mind.1829 Chapters Physical Sci. 17 Hardness is classed among the properties relative to certain forces soliciting or impelling bodies.1852 H. Rogers Eclipse of Faith 285 All effects are the result of properties or susceptibilities in one thing, solicited by external contact with those of others.

b. To tempt, entice, allure; to attract or draw by enticement, etc. (Cf. 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)]

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wisea1810

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1665 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim x. 52 Did they not perpetually ingross your thoughts, and sollicite your desires.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 743 That Fruit, which with desire..Sollicited her longing eye.

1759 S. Johnson Idler 29 Dec. 409 Innumerable Delights sollicit our Inclinations.

1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 39 The world around solicits his desire.

1817 T. Chalmers Series Disc. Christian Revel. (1852) ii. 49 He might have met with much to solicit his fancy, and tempt him to some devious speculation.

1869 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi x. 403 His early youth is not solicited into vice by finding sensual excess in vogue.

†6. To endeavor to draw out (a dart, etc.) by the use of gentle force. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > other surgical practices > perform other surgical practices [verb (transitive)] > draw out by gentle force

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1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 595 The fam'd Physician..hastens to the Wound. With gentle Touches he performs his part, This way and that, solliciting the Dart.

1718 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad IV. xiii. 750 But good Agenor gently from the Wound The Spear sollicites.

1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 115 With gentle force soliciting the darts, He drew them forth.

7. Medicine. To seek to draw, to induce or bring on, esp. by gentle means.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > apply type of treatment [verb (transitive)] > induce

solicit1732

1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iv. 376 One ought to solicit the Humours towards that Part.

1776 T. Percival Ess. Med. & Exper. III. 266 The same remedies are also employed to solicit the gout to the extremities.

1808 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 19 151 He supposed it owing to an inflammatory tendency conveyed..to the intestines; there ‘soliciting excretions’.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 161 Such aperients..which act..by soliciting the peristaltic motion of the bowels.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 338 But the action of the bowels must only be solicited, and by no means violently excited.

II. transitive. Senses relating to negotiation and petition.

†a. To conduct, manage, or attend to (business, affairs, etc.); to push forward or prosecute. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > manage or administer

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to bear (a person or thing) in (also an, a, on) handa1522

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to dispose of1573

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to carry on1638

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1429 in Rymer Fœdera (1710) X. 420/2 My said Lord the Cardinal, that hath take upon him the Soliciting of the said Cause.

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 82 They cam where as Argos the maister patrone solicited the werk..of the ship.

1518 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Star Chamber (1911) II. 131 Wyllyam..went to..the Checker..to pay certeyn money and to solysset other matteres that he had thear to doo.

1577 M. Hanmer tr. Bp. Eusebius in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. ix. ii. 175 Y^e author of all which mischief, was Theotecnus, who solicited the cause, and egged them of Antioch forewards.

1627 W. Duncomb tr. V. d'Audiguier Tragi-comicall Hist. our Times iii. 47 She went unto Paris,..where she imployed a moneth more..in soliciting her husbands affaires.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iii. 169 A Committee was come from the Parliament in Ireland, to sollicite Matters concerning that Kingdom.

1717 R. Steele Epist. Corr. (1787) I. 186 I am going to Hampton-court, where the King now is, to solicit some matters relating to our commission.

1789 C. Smith Ethelinde III. iv. 85 To be employed in soliciting and managing the affairs of his son.

b. To conduct (a lawsuit, etc.) as a solicitor; to transact or negotiate in the capacity of a law-agent. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal profession > practice law [verb (transitive)] > conduct as solicitor

solicit1606

1606 Act 3 Jas. I c. vii That none be suffered to Solicite any Cause or Causes in any of the Courts..but only..men of sufficient and honest disposition.

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. ix. 516 One Brabant, an Atturney at Law, (who had heretofore sollicited the great Suit against S^r Richard in the Star-Chamber).

1762 Ann. Reg. 1761 ii. 37 A law-suit,..which he solicited so effectually that it was concluded greatly to the..advantage of the duke.

1839 Morning Herald 3 June The attorney-at-law who solicited the suits.

†c. To stir up, instigate (rebellion, etc.). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > bring about by incitement

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1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 262 It is now plaine, that they had then plotted in their harts a shamefull rebellion, which they did sollicite.

†9.

a. To urge or plead (one's suit, cause, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] > urge or plead (one's cause, etc.)

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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > carry on or institute (an action) [verb (transitive)]

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?a1562 G. Cavendish Life Wolsey (1959) 125 Then began bothe noble man & other..to make earnest sewte to m^r Cromwell for to Solicite ther causes to my lord to gett of hyme his confirmacions.

1577 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. III. 75 Therfore as yow tender his healthe, I pray yow sollicite the matter to my Lord Treasourer.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iii. i. 108 But would you vndertake another suite I had rather heare you, to solicit that, Then Musicke from the spheares.

1671 I. Barrow Duty & Reward of Bounty 143 God and Nature therefore within us do sollicite the poor mans case.

1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. I. 425 It was in vain that this great man [Cicero] went up and down the city, soliciting his cause in the habit of a suppliant.

†b. To urge or press (a matter). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] > urge or press (a case or matter)

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a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 396 Hee seem'd to receive some satisfaction..and, therefore, forbore a while to sollicite this point.

1664 Keymer's Observ. Dutch Fishing 2 Since I sollicited this to have 200. Busses built for England, the Hollanders have made 800. new Busses more.

1698 A. Boyer & J. Savage tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont in T. Hearne Ductor Historicus I. ii. iv. 138 Haggai earnestly exhorts the People of God, to the building of the Temple.

1698 A. Boyer & J. Savage tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont in T. Hearne Ductor Historicus I. ii. iv. 138 Zachariah..also sollicited the re-building of the Temple.

†c. To seek or follow diligently. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > diligently

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society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct (one's course, steps, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > follow (a path or course)

treadOE

followOE

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to strike a line (also path1867

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1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 25 All that sollicit thy Paths of Peace shall be found in their Duty as by Wisdom directed.

10.

a. To request, petition, or sue for (some thing, favour, etc.); to desire or seek by petition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)]

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I will thank you to do so-and-so1813

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to hit a person up for1917

1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres i. lxxxvi. sig. E3^v Who faile not to aduise the Duke with speed, Solliciting to what he soone agreed.

1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 20 Who make so many journeys to sollicit their licence.

1676 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer v. i Free. Give you a Ship! why, you will not solicit it. Man. If I have not solicited it by my services, I know no other way.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1675 (1955) IV. 78 To..solicite for Supplies from the L: Tressurer.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 157. ⁋5 My acquaintance was solicited by innumerable invitations.

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. i. 24 Even if she were not averse to his suit, how could he solicit her hand..?

1844 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VIII. 325 Nabis..sent Pythagoras to solicit an interview with Flamininus.

1855 D. Brewster Mem. Life I. Newton (new ed.) II. xix. 214 The object..seems to have been to solicit the favour of the Mogul to the English Company.

b. To seek after; to try to find, obtain, or acquire.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > attempt [verb (transitive)] > attempt to obtain or attain

to found toOE

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solicit1717

to make a bid for1885

1717 A. Pope Eloisa to Abelard in Wks. 426 I..Repent old pleasures, and sollicit new.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 149. ⁋11 They never suffer her to appear with them in any place where they solicit notice.

1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 635 There we..Solicit pleasure, hopeless of success.

11. Of things: To call or ask for, to demand (action, attention, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > need [verb (transitive)] > require or demand

askOE

willa1225

requirec1425

crave1576

desire1577

exact1592

solicit1592

wish1600

postulate1605

expect1615

to look after ——a1616

seek1656

demand1748

1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. iv. sig. K4^v Neuer hath it left my bloody hart, Soliciting remembrance of my vow.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 508 After our long perambulation of the Asian Continent, the sea inuironing doth sollicite our next endeuours.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. Concl. 191 All which incomparable Inventions do not only solicite, but..should inflame our endevours to attempt even Impossibilities.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. vii. 613 The formation of a new government solicited his attention.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. ix. 694 The affairs and government of India solicited the utmost exertions of their abilities.

III. intransitive. Senses relating to negotiation and petition. (See also sense 4d)

12.

a. To make request or petition; to beg or entreat.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)]

yearnOE

ask1340

fand1340

frayne1377

seek1390

allegea1393

to make requestc1400

require?c1425

sue1440

thigc1480

solicit1509

petition1611

petitionate1625

postulate1754

1509 in J. Gairdner Historia Regis Henrici Septimi (1858) 432 Notwythstandeyng that I..have solucytyd unto the kynge and unto hys secretary Almasan..that the sayd ambassatur myȝghte be namyd.

1529 D. Lindsay Compl. 53 Had I solistit,..My rewarde had nocht bene to craif.

1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles ix. 67 Resolue your angry Father, if my tongue Did ere solicite .

1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia 12 They could not then expect that the French should sollicite in their behalf as they had done before.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. ix. 395 Whilst they were thus solliciting.

1796 E. Hamilton Lett. Hindoo Rajah (1811) I. 247 Too modest to solicit, and too proud to bear the harshness of repulse.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. ii. v. 62 Now too behold..American Plenipotentiaries, here in person soliciting.

b. Const. for.

ΚΠ

1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. iv. sig. I3^v All the Saints doe sit soliciting For vengeance.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) v. ii. 30 If you bethinke your selfe of..grace, Sollicite for it straite.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1665 (1955) III. 415 I went to Hampton Court..to solicite for mony.

1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. I. 338 Metellus..was obliged to sollicit at Rome for a continuation of his command.

1802 M. Moore Lascelles II. 49 It was Lascelles' excessive delicacy..which made him not solicit for the purse from Serena.

1808 E. Sleath Bristol Heiress III. 210 She received several messages from young Benson, soliciting for an interview.

c. Const. to and infinitive.

ΚΠ

1669 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa VI. iii. viii. 258 I sollicit to be the miserablest of Men, to preserve you from being the unjustest.

1710 J. Swift Lett. (1767) III. 65 I was soliciting this day, to present the bishop of Clogher Vice-Chancellor.

1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions (1783) II. lvii. 174 I sat by his bed-side, and gently sollicited to learn the cause of this strange disaster.

1809 R. Cumberland John de Lancaster III. 85 Devereux himself solicits to go with me.

1832 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War III. 98 The accounts..represented Ferdinand as still soliciting to be adopted by marriage into the family of the tyrant.

13. To act or practise as a solicitor.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal profession > practice law [verb (intransitive)] > act as solicitor

procurea1425

solicit1596

1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. L3 His mother may haue su'd in forma pauperis, but he neuer sollicited in form of papers in the Arches in his life.

1681 Arraignm.,Tryal & Condemnation S. Colledge 5 No body can solicit for any one that is under an Accusation of High-Treason, unless he be assigned so to do by the Court.

1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 13 We have appointed a Person to receive all their Petitions, and solicite for them at our Expence.

1724 J. Swift Let. to Shop-keepers of Ireland (new ed.) 5 We are at a great Distance from the King's Court, and have no Body there to solicite for us.

†14. To petition against, to make intercession for, a person or thing. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > plead a cause

thingOE

provocate1608

solicit1610

1610 Bible (Douay) II. 1 Macc. x. 61 There assembled agaynst him pestilent men of Israel, wicked men soliciting against him.

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 12. 463 Though many things solicite for these lusts,..yet a Christian man must still stand out in the deniall of them.

1697 J. Collier Ess. Moral Subj. (ed. 2) ii. Ep. Ded. sig. A4 Some Authors, (I am sorry it may be said so) seem to Solicit for Vice.

1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero II. xi. 453 What your mother and sister are now solliciting against in favor of the children.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	solicit
释义	† solicitn. Forms: Also 1600s sollicite. Etymology: < solicit v. Obsolete. rare. An entreaty or solicitation. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > earnest request or entreaty halsingc825 bisocnea1250 beseechinga1300 scritha1325 adjurementa1382 obsecrationa1382 supplication1417 jurationc1425 treatyc1450 treatise1470 entreatya1530 obtestation1531 entreat1532 greetc1540 entreature?1548 supplicamusa1580 treat1601 beseech1609 instant1610 impetration1618 solicit1639 entreatment1825 plea1925 1639 N. N. tr. J. Du Bosc Compl. Woman ii. 11 All his sollicites..not having force enough to shake the resolution of this Lady. a1657 R. Loveday Lett. (1663) 51 I remember your frequent sollicites gained a promise from me to compose you a prayer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † solicitadj. Forms: Also 1500s sol(l)yst, 1500s–1600s solist(e, solicite. Etymology: < Latin sollicitus (sōlicitus), < sollus whole, entire, + citus, past participle of ciēre to put in motion. So Spanish solicito, Portuguese solicito, Italian solli-, sollecito. Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete. 1. Characterized by solicitude or care. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > characterized by or executed with care solicitate?a1475 solicit1513 respective1560 solicitous1563 accurate1581 careful1651 solicitudinous1829 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. vii. 71 I the hecht All maner thing, wyth sollyst diligence. 1644 J. Maxwell Sacro-sancta Regum Majestas Ep. Ded. sig. 4 Episcopacie after the most exact and sollicite triall, is onely the crime [etc.]. 2. Solicitous; anxious; careful. Also const. for, to (with infinitive), etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] busyOE carefula1000 orne?c1225 intentivec1290 soignous1340 curiousc1386 diligentc1400 well-advisedc1405 thoughtfulc1450 thoughtyc1480 keepful1489 tentfula1525 respective1525 solicit?1526 heedful1548 heedy1548 tentyc1555 chare1564 respectful1585 tentible1603 solicitous1610 observant1627 care-taking1825 leery1911 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > [adjective] busyOE howful970 carefulOE angerful?c1225 yemelichc1275 thoughtfulc1300 anguishousc1325 curiousc1400 carkfulc1449 solicitate?a1475 solicit?1526 fearful1535 anxious1548 carking1567 solicitous1570 solicitudinousa1682 thoughted1869 uptight1934 α. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome* (1901) I. ii. i. 131 Brutus, seand þe pepill solist with þis suspicioun, callit þame to ane concioun. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 34 Riche kyng amphion vas verray solist to keip his scheip. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 253 He was verie soliste and kairful for his people. 1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall vi. sig. B4^v Why then..are ye solist what befall a senslesse carrion? β. ?1526 J. Fisher Serm. at Paulis Epist. sig. A.iij Saint Paule..is veray solicite and carefull, lest the flocke of Christe shalbe corrupted by theyr heresies.1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 307 The peple solicit and sair kairful for the state of the cuntrie.a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 634 We are not solicite neithir cairfull in this mater.1644 J. Maxwell Sacro-sancta Regum Majestas 106 Who knoweth not how ambitious, factious, and discontented spirits, are most ingenious and solicite. Derivatives † soˈlicitness n. Obsolete Scottish ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] yemec893 carefulnessa1000 getec1175 gomec1175 tenta1300 curec1300 keepa1325 diligence1340 heed1357 tentivenessa1382 observancec1390 businessa1398 reasona1398 attendancec1400 resporta1413 curiosityc1430 mindingc1449 reckc1475 respect1509 regardshipa1513 looking unto1525 peradvertencea1529 looking toa1535 solicitudea1535 looking after?1537 solicitudeness1547 care1548 solicitnessc1550 caring1556 heedfulness1561 solicitateness1562 hofulness1566 regard1573 charishness1587 on-waiting1590 heediness1596 take-heed1596 respectiveness1598 observationa1616 solicitousness1636 heeding1678 curiousness1690 solicitation1693 attention1741 craftsmanship1850 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) v. 25 I beleue that oure solistnes ande vane opinione vald altir. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xiii. 88 That ȝe gar ȝour solistnes of the deffens of ȝour comont veil, preffer the solistnes of ȝour particular veil. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021). solicitv. Brit. /səˈlɪsɪt/, U.S. /səˈlɪsᵻt/ Forms: Middle English– solicit, 1500s solycit ( solucyt), solysset, 1600s solissit (1500s–1600s Scottish solist); Middle English–1700s solicite, 1500s–1600s solycite; 1500s–1700s sollicite (1500s sollycite), 1600s–1700s sollicit. Etymology: < Old French sol-, solliciter (modern French solliciter , = Provençal sollicitar , Spanish solicitar , Portuguese solicitar , Italian solli- , sollecitare ), or < Latin sollicitāre (sōl- ), < sollicitus : see solicit adj. I. transitive. Senses relating to incitement. †1. To disturb, disquiet, trouble; to make anxious, fill with concern. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [verb (reflexive)] fretc1290 overfret1445 solicita1450 turmoil?1529 moila1560 to fret one's gizzard1755 to worry (oneself), be worried, sick1952 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > be anxious about [verb (transitive)] > make anxious carkc1330 vex?a1425 solicita1450 embusy1485 to lie heavy at or to one's hearta1616 to weird out1970 to stress out1983 a1450 tr. De Imitatione iii. l. 121 If it were so wiþ me, mannys drede shuld not so solicite me, ner þe dartes of wordes shuld not meve me. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxxvi. f. lxii^v He solycited so the Lordes of Burgoyne, that some of them abborred the Crudelitie of that Woman. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xvi. 10 Hath any ill solicited thine ears Befall'n my Myrmidons? 1637–8 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 119 They may enjoy all y^e ground..in what manner they please; we desire no way to sollicite them. 1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar iii. ii. 39 But anxious Fears solicit my weak breast. 1721 E. Young Revenge iv. i How good in you, my lord, whom nations cares Solicit, and a world in arms obeys! reflexive.c1685 Great Frost 1683–4 17 Ye merchants, to Greenland now leave off your sailing, And for your train oyl yourselves never solicite.1788 New London Mag. 533 They..consider him as one that..never solicits himself about them. 2. a. To entreat or petition (a person) for, or to do, something; to urge, importune; to ask earnestly or persistently. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] > petition procurea1387 motion1476 solicit1530 supplication1593 supplicate1601 petition1607 petitionate1624 move1633 address1698 bill1722 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 725/1 I solycite one, I call upon him to remembre the seute I make to him, je solicite. 1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Hi He is reverenced and sollicited, but as resident in heaven. 1612 in Fortescue P. (Camden) 7 (note) Hee hath soe confirmed mee in the assurance of your..readie assistance uppon all occasions, that I neede not any more solicite you therein. 1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. i. 5 In this privacy of life he was sollicited and sent unto by many Princes, whose invitations..he refused. 1719 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 79 The charge of solliciting the Government for the moneys. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. v. 318 Henry had been solliciting the Pope for some time, in order to obtain a divorce from Catharine of Aragon his Queen. 1869 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi ii. 63 There is no sign that he solicited the army. 1869 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi ii. 63 The injured priest, Chruses, solicits all the Achaioi, and most of all the two Atridai. in extended use.1626 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VIII. O.T. xxi. 337 Lebanon is now anew solicited for Cedar trees. b. Const. to with infinitive, or with that. ΚΠ 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. ii. i. 129 Brutus solistit þe pepill to mak þare solemne aithis, neuer to suffir ony kingis regne abone þame. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cccij The cities and townes of Germany are sollicited to accept the Interim. 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso (1674) i. xiii. 16 [He] did much solicite his Majesty that he might be admitted. 1676 J. Ray Corr. (1848) 123 I have been lately solicited to reprint my Catalogue of English Plants. 1721 E. Young Revenge i. i Had I known this before,..I had not then solicited your father To add to my distress. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiv. 411 He had been solicited to accept indulgences which scarcely any other heretic could by any solicitation obtain. †c. spec. To beg (an advocate) to attend to a case. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > lawyer's client > engage a lawyer [verb (transitive)] solicit1529 1529 Order Conc. Proctors Court of Arches (BL MS Cotton Cleopatra F.1) f. 92 A proctor must take sufficient instructions of his clients and kepe euery court daye..sollicite and instructe his advocates write and penne euery instrument that shalbe requisite. 3. To incite or move, to induce or persuade, to some act of lawlessness or insubordination. Frequently const. to (with noun or infinitive). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > induce to lawlessness or insubordination suborn1534 solicit1565 society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > sedition > incite revolt or strife [verb (transitive)] > incite to revolt revolt1550 solicit1565 mutine1588 sollevate1595 mutiny1643 insurge1796 insurrectionize1822 mutinize1841 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Solicito To solicite mens mindes and intice them with brybes. 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 134 This done, he solliciteth to rebellion the Bishops, nobilitie, and commons of the Realme. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. x. xxi. 366 The Vmbrians..were moued to revolt; and the Gaules also sollicited with great summes of mony. 1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. iv. 134 With a purpose to solicite forreign Princes against the King. 1683 Britanniæ Speculum 102 Boadicea..sollicited the Britains..to a Revolt. 1809 Christian Blackstone's Comm. IV. 221 One Higgins was indicted..for having incited and solicited a servant to steal his master's property. 1835 T. E. Tomlins Jacob's Law-dict. Solicitations. It is an indictable offence to solicit and incite another to commit a felony. 4. a. To incite, draw on, allure, by some specious representation or argument. (Cf. 5b.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > subtly or deceptively bicharrec1175 inveigle1549 stale1557 entrap1566 to link in1592 solicit1592 beguile1594 insinuate1594 cozen1599 milka1625 trick1707 veigle1745 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > entrap, ensnare [verb (transitive)] shrenchc897 beswike971 betrapa1000 bewindOE undernimc1175 undertakec1175 bisayc1200 beguile?c1225 catchc1225 beginc1250 biwilea1275 tele?a1300 enginec1300 lime13.. umwrithea1340 engrin1340 oblige1340 belimec1350 enlacec1374 girnc1375 encumber138. gnarec1380 enwrap1382 briguea1387 snarl1387 upbroid1387 trap1390 entrikea1393 englue1393 gildera1400 aguilec1400 betraisec1400 embrygec1400 snare1401 lacea1425 maska1425 begluec1430 marl1440 supprise?c1450 to prey ona1500 attrap1524 circumvene1526 entangle1526 tangle1526 entrap1531 mesh1532 embrake1542 crawl1548 illaqueate1548 intricate1548 inveigle1551 circumvent1553 felter1567 besnare1571 in trick1572 ensnare1576 overcatch1577 underfong1579 salt1580 entoil1581 comprehend1584 windlassa1586 folda1592 solicit1592 toil1592 bait1600 beset1600 engage1603 benet1604 imbrier1605 ambush1611 inknot1611 enmesha1616 trammela1616 fool1620 pinion1621 aucupate1630 fang1637 surprise1642 underreacha1652 trepan1656 ensnarl1658 stalk1659 irretiate1660 coil1748 nail1766 net1803 to rope in1840 mousetrap1870 spider1891 1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. iii. sig. I2^v Though I sleepe, Yet is my mood soliciting their soules. 1609 Bible (Douay) I. Deut. xxiv. 7 If any man be taken soliciting his brother of the children of Israel, and selling him.., he shal be slaine. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) v. v. 146 Solicite Henry with her wonderous praise. Bethinke thee on her Vertues [etc.] . View more context for this quotation 1773 N. Nicholls Let. 31 May in Corr. Gray & Nicholls (1843) 153 The said Solicitor (who seems to have solicited the house out of their senses). b. To court or beg the favour of (a woman), esp. with immoral intention. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > flirt with [verb (transitive)] > court or beg favour of a woman solicit1600 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > deprive of chastity [verb (transitive)] > a woman > attempt to solicit1600 attempt1607 tempta1721 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 60 Daughter, remember what I told you, if the prince do solicite you in that kind, you know your answer. View more context for this quotation 1614 B. Rich Honestie of Age (1844) 48 Perceiving..the other [Julia] againe to be solicited with witlesse and wanton Roysters. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) v. iv. 40 Therefore be gone, sollicit me no more. View more context for this quotation 1632 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 310 He sollicited Ellen Coalman the wife of Joseph Coleman to lye with her. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 402. ⁋2 That my Mother, the most mercenary of all Women, is gained by this false Friend of my Husband to sollicit me for him. c. To make immoral attempts upon. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > loss of chastity > deprive of chastity [verb (transitive)] > a woman > attempt to > make attempts on (her chastity) solicit1645 1645 Ordinance Lords & Commons conc. Suspention from Lords Supper 20 Oct. 6 Any that shall solicite the chastity of any person. 1881 Times 2 May 6/5 It appeared that..he had attempted to take familiarities with their maid-servant and solicited her chastity. d. Of women: To accost and importune (men) for immoral purposes. More recently, also with a homosexual (or a pimp) as subj. Also absol. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [verb (transitive)] > solicit solicit1710 accost1806 proposition1922 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 201. ⁋1 There are those [women] who betray the Innocent of their own Sex, and sollicit the Lewd of ours. 1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 498 Means could easily be adopted to prevent soldiers being solicited by women. 1887 Spectator 9 July 919/2 She was arrested by a constable, accused of soliciting gentlemen. 1956 Act 4 & 5 Eliz. II c. 69 §32 Solicitation by men. It is an offence for a man persistently to solicit or importune in a public place for immoral purposes. 1962 All Eng. Law Rep. 13 Mar. 666 The appeal of the appellant..against his conviction..that he, being a man, persistently solicited in a public place for immoral purposes..contrary to s. 32 of the Sexual Offences Act, 1956. 1983 J. Gardner Elephants in Attic xvii. 153 She was soliciting to cover her air fare. 5. Of things: a. To affect (a person or thing) by some form of physical influence or attraction. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > have effect on [verb (transitive)] rineOE takec1300 concern1446 redound1460 work1487 touch1491 solicit1601 salutea1616 enact1616 affect1630 reach1637 attinge1640 act1655 influence1661 irradiate1668 vibrate1845 involve1847 inwork1855 to cut ice (with someone)1894 dent1931 impact1935 to make (also put) a dent in1942 (a) 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxi. vii. 416 Not onely we men are sollicited and moved by salt more than by any thing else to our meat. 1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) i. ii. 26 That the Excrements may be the longer detained,..and that we may not every foot be sollicited to go to stool. (b)1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. v. 84 Glasse..commonly excoriates the parts through which it passeth, and sollicits them unto a continuall expulsion.1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads i. 567 Then gently sleep sollicited each eye.1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. i. 38 Sounds, and some tangible Qualities, fail not to sollicite their proper Senses, and force an entrance to the Mind.1829 Chapters Physical Sci. 17 Hardness is classed among the properties relative to certain forces soliciting or impelling bodies.1852 H. Rogers Eclipse of Faith 285 All effects are the result of properties or susceptibilities in one thing, solicited by external contact with those of others. b. To tempt, entice, allure; to attract or draw by enticement, etc. (Cf. 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] teec888 tightc1000 drawc1175 tollc1220 till?c1225 ticec1275 bringc1300 entice1303 win1303 wina1340 tempt1340 misdrawa1382 wooa1387 lure1393 trainc1425 allurea1450 attract?a1475 lock1481 enlure1486 attice1490 allect1518 illect?1529 wind1538 disarm1553 call1564 troll1565 embait1567 alliciate1568 slock1594 enamour1600 court1602 inescate1602 fool1620 illure1638 magnetize1658 trepana1661 solicit1665 whistle1665 drill1669 inveigh1670 siren1690 allicit1724 wisea1810 come-hither1954 1665 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim x. 52 Did they not perpetually ingross your thoughts, and sollicite your desires. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 743 That Fruit, which with desire..Sollicited her longing eye. View more context for this quotation 1759 S. Johnson Idler 29 Dec. 409 Innumerable Delights sollicit our Inclinations. 1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 39 The world around solicits his desire. 1817 T. Chalmers Series Disc. Christian Revel. (1852) ii. 49 He might have met with much to solicit his fancy, and tempt him to some devious speculation. 1869 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi x. 403 His early youth is not solicited into vice by finding sensual excess in vogue. †6. To endeavor to draw out (a dart, etc.) by the use of gentle force. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > other surgical practices > perform other surgical practices [verb (transitive)] > draw out by gentle force solicit1697 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 595 The fam'd Physician..hastens to the Wound. With gentle Touches he performs his part, This way and that, solliciting the Dart. 1718 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad IV. xiii. 750 But good Agenor gently from the Wound The Spear sollicites. 1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 115 With gentle force soliciting the darts, He drew them forth. 7. Medicine. To seek to draw, to induce or bring on, esp. by gentle means. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > apply type of treatment [verb (transitive)] > induce solicit1732 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iv. 376 One ought to solicit the Humours towards that Part. 1776 T. Percival Ess. Med. & Exper. III. 266 The same remedies are also employed to solicit the gout to the extremities. 1808 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 19 151 He supposed it owing to an inflammatory tendency conveyed..to the intestines; there ‘soliciting excretions’. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 161 Such aperients..which act..by soliciting the peristaltic motion of the bowels. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 338 But the action of the bowels must only be solicited, and by no means violently excited. II. transitive. Senses relating to negotiation and petition. 8. †a. To conduct, manage, or attend to (business, affairs, etc.); to push forward or prosecute. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > manage or administer steerc888 leadc1175 guyc1330 guidec1374 governa1382 ministera1382 treat1387 administer1395 dispose1398 skift?a1400 warda1400 solicit1429 to deal with1469 handlea1470 execute1483 convoy?a1513 conveyc1515 mayne1520 to bear (a person or thing) in (also an, a, on) handa1522 keepa1535 administrate1538 solicitate1547 to dispose of1573 manure1583 carry1600 manage1609 negotiate1619 conduct1632 to carry on1638 mesnage1654 nurse1745 work1841 operate1850 run1857 stage-manage1906 ramrod1920 1429 in Rymer Fœdera (1710) X. 420/2 My said Lord the Cardinal, that hath take upon him the Soliciting of the said Cause. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 82 They cam where as Argos the maister patrone solicited the werk..of the ship. 1518 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Star Chamber (1911) II. 131 Wyllyam..went to..the Checker..to pay certeyn money and to solysset other matteres that he had thear to doo. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Bp. Eusebius in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. ix. ii. 175 Y^e author of all which mischief, was Theotecnus, who solicited the cause, and egged them of Antioch forewards. 1627 W. Duncomb tr. V. d'Audiguier Tragi-comicall Hist. our Times iii. 47 She went unto Paris,..where she imployed a moneth more..in soliciting her husbands affaires. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iii. 169 A Committee was come from the Parliament in Ireland, to sollicite Matters concerning that Kingdom. 1717 R. Steele Epist. Corr. (1787) I. 186 I am going to Hampton-court, where the King now is, to solicit some matters relating to our commission. 1789 C. Smith Ethelinde III. iv. 85 To be employed in soliciting and managing the affairs of his son. b. To conduct (a lawsuit, etc.) as a solicitor; to transact or negotiate in the capacity of a law-agent. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > practice law [verb (transitive)] > conduct as solicitor solicit1606 1606 Act 3 Jas. I c. vii That none be suffered to Solicite any Cause or Causes in any of the Courts..but only..men of sufficient and honest disposition. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. ix. 516 One Brabant, an Atturney at Law, (who had heretofore sollicited the great Suit against S^r Richard in the Star-Chamber). 1762 Ann. Reg. 1761 ii. 37 A law-suit,..which he solicited so effectually that it was concluded greatly to the..advantage of the duke. 1839 Morning Herald 3 June The attorney-at-law who solicited the suits. †c. To stir up, instigate (rebellion, etc.). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > bring about by incitement stirc897 forthclepe?c1000 raisec1175 entice1297 rearc1325 excitea1340 arta1450 provocate?a1475 suscitate1528 to stir upc1530 provoke1535 store1552 concitea1555 upsteer1558 spirit1598 solicit1602 foment1606 fana1616 proritate1620 incite1627 ferment1660 spirita1680 brush1755 whip1805 to put (also set) (the) spurs to1819 fillipa1822 instigate1852 spark-plug1945 whomp1961 1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 262 It is now plaine, that they had then plotted in their harts a shamefull rebellion, which they did sollicite. †9. a. To urge or plead (one's suit, cause, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] > urge or plead (one's cause, etc.) solicit?a1562 proctor1747 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > carry on or institute (an action) [verb (transitive)] bringc1000 move1379 pursue1384 leada1400 suea1422 raise1436 maintain1456 conceive1467 persecute1483 implead1554 suscitate1560 solicit?a1562 intenda1578 intent1630 ?a1562 G. Cavendish Life Wolsey (1959) 125 Then began bothe noble man & other..to make earnest sewte to m^r Cromwell for to Solicite ther causes to my lord to gett of hyme his confirmacions. 1577 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. III. 75 Therfore as yow tender his healthe, I pray yow sollicite the matter to my Lord Treasourer. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iii. i. 108 But would you vndertake another suite I had rather heare you, to solicit that, Then Musicke from the spheares. View more context for this quotation 1671 I. Barrow Duty & Reward of Bounty 143 God and Nature therefore within us do sollicite the poor mans case. 1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. I. 425 It was in vain that this great man [Cicero] went up and down the city, soliciting his cause in the habit of a suppliant. †b. To urge or press (a matter). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] > urge or press (a case or matter) solicita1648 a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 396 Hee seem'd to receive some satisfaction..and, therefore, forbore a while to sollicite this point. 1664 Keymer's Observ. Dutch Fishing 2 Since I sollicited this to have 200. Busses built for England, the Hollanders have made 800. new Busses more. 1698 A. Boyer & J. Savage tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont in T. Hearne Ductor Historicus I. ii. iv. 138 Haggai earnestly exhorts the People of God, to the building of the Temple. 1698 A. Boyer & J. Savage tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont in T. Hearne Ductor Historicus I. ii. iv. 138 Zachariah..also sollicited the re-building of the Temple. †c. To seek or follow diligently. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > diligently solicit1694 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct (one's course, steps, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > follow (a path or course) treadOE followOE embrace1639 solicit1694 pursue1788 to strike a line (also path1867 track1888 1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 25 All that sollicit thy Paths of Peace shall be found in their Duty as by Wisdom directed. 10. a. To request, petition, or sue for (some thing, favour, etc.); to desire or seek by petition. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] yearnOE bid971 seek971 askOE beseechc1175 banc1275 yerec1275 cravec1300 desirec1330 impetrec1374 praya1382 nurnc1400 pleadc1400 require1400 fraynec1430 proke1440 requisitea1475 wishc1515 supply1546 request1549 implore?c1550 to speak for ——1560 entreat1565 impetratec1565 obtest?1577 solicit1595 invoke1617 mendicate1618 petition1621 imprecate1636 conjurea1704 speer1724 canvass1768 kick1792 I will thank you to do so-and-so1813 quest1897 to hit a person up for1917 1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres i. lxxxvi. sig. E3^v Who faile not to aduise the Duke with speed, Solliciting to what he soone agreed. 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 20 Who make so many journeys to sollicit their licence. 1676 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer v. i Free. Give you a Ship! why, you will not solicit it. Man. If I have not solicited it by my services, I know no other way. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1675 (1955) IV. 78 To..solicite for Supplies from the L: Tressurer. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 157. ⁋5 My acquaintance was solicited by innumerable invitations. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. i. 24 Even if she were not averse to his suit, how could he solicit her hand..? 1844 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VIII. 325 Nabis..sent Pythagoras to solicit an interview with Flamininus. 1855 D. Brewster Mem. Life I. Newton (new ed.) II. xix. 214 The object..seems to have been to solicit the favour of the Mogul to the English Company. b. To seek after; to try to find, obtain, or acquire. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > attempt [verb (transitive)] > attempt to obtain or attain to found toOE keepc1000 seekc1000 throwa1393 minta1400 intentc1450 to try for1534 sue1548 attempt?c1550 reachc1571 assay1595 put1596 to lay in for1599 climba1616 captate1628 court1639 obseek1646 solicit1717 to make a bid for1885 1717 A. Pope Eloisa to Abelard in Wks. 426 I..Repent old pleasures, and sollicit new. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 149. ⁋11 They never suffer her to appear with them in any place where they solicit notice. 1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 635 There we..Solicit pleasure, hopeless of success. 11. Of things: To call or ask for, to demand (action, attention, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > need [verb (transitive)] > require or demand askOE willa1225 requirec1425 crave1576 desire1577 exact1592 solicit1592 wish1600 postulate1605 expect1615 to look after ——a1616 seek1656 demand1748 1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. iv. sig. K4^v Neuer hath it left my bloody hart, Soliciting remembrance of my vow. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 508 After our long perambulation of the Asian Continent, the sea inuironing doth sollicite our next endeuours. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. Concl. 191 All which incomparable Inventions do not only solicite, but..should inflame our endevours to attempt even Impossibilities. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. vii. 613 The formation of a new government solicited his attention. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. ix. 694 The affairs and government of India solicited the utmost exertions of their abilities. III. intransitive. Senses relating to negotiation and petition. (See also sense 4d) 12. a. To make request or petition; to beg or entreat. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] yearnOE ask1340 fand1340 frayne1377 seek1390 allegea1393 to make requestc1400 require?c1425 sue1440 thigc1480 solicit1509 petition1611 petitionate1625 postulate1754 1509 in J. Gairdner Historia Regis Henrici Septimi (1858) 432 Notwythstandeyng that I..have solucytyd unto the kynge and unto hys secretary Almasan..that the sayd ambassatur myȝghte be namyd. 1529 D. Lindsay Compl. 53 Had I solistit,..My rewarde had nocht bene to craif. 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles ix. 67 Resolue your angry Father, if my tongue Did ere solicite . View more context for this quotation 1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia 12 They could not then expect that the French should sollicite in their behalf as they had done before. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. ix. 395 Whilst they were thus solliciting. 1796 E. Hamilton Lett. Hindoo Rajah (1811) I. 247 Too modest to solicit, and too proud to bear the harshness of repulse. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. ii. v. 62 Now too behold..American Plenipotentiaries, here in person soliciting. b. Const. for. ΚΠ 1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. iv. sig. I3^v All the Saints doe sit soliciting For vengeance. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) v. ii. 30 If you bethinke your selfe of..grace, Sollicite for it straite. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1665 (1955) III. 415 I went to Hampton Court..to solicite for mony. 1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. I. 338 Metellus..was obliged to sollicit at Rome for a continuation of his command. 1802 M. Moore Lascelles II. 49 It was Lascelles' excessive delicacy..which made him not solicit for the purse from Serena. 1808 E. Sleath Bristol Heiress III. 210 She received several messages from young Benson, soliciting for an interview. c. Const. to and infinitive. ΚΠ 1669 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa VI. iii. viii. 258 I sollicit to be the miserablest of Men, to preserve you from being the unjustest. 1710 J. Swift Lett. (1767) III. 65 I was soliciting this day, to present the bishop of Clogher Vice-Chancellor. 1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions (1783) II. lvii. 174 I sat by his bed-side, and gently sollicited to learn the cause of this strange disaster. 1809 R. Cumberland John de Lancaster III. 85 Devereux himself solicits to go with me. 1832 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War III. 98 The accounts..represented Ferdinand as still soliciting to be adopted by marriage into the family of the tyrant. 13. To act or practise as a solicitor. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > practice law [verb (intransitive)] > act as solicitor procurea1425 solicit1596 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. L3 His mother may haue su'd in forma pauperis, but he neuer sollicited in form of papers in the Arches in his life. 1681 Arraignm.,Tryal & Condemnation S. Colledge 5 No body can solicit for any one that is under an Accusation of High-Treason, unless he be assigned so to do by the Court. 1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 13 We have appointed a Person to receive all their Petitions, and solicite for them at our Expence. 1724 J. Swift Let. to Shop-keepers of Ireland (new ed.) 5 We are at a great Distance from the King's Court, and have no Body there to solicite for us. †14. To petition against, to make intercession for, a person or thing. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > plead a cause thingOE provocate1608 solicit1610 1610 Bible (Douay) II. 1 Macc. x. 61 There assembled agaynst him pestilent men of Israel, wicked men soliciting against him. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 12. 463 Though many things solicite for these lusts,..yet a Christian man must still stand out in the deniall of them. 1697 J. Collier Ess. Moral Subj. (ed. 2) ii. Ep. Ded. sig. A4 Some Authors, (I am sorry it may be said so) seem to Solicit for Vice. 1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero II. xi. 453 What your mother and sister are now solliciting against in favor of the children. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1639adj.1513v.1429
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