Meaning Of Solicit

v. t.

To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.
v. t.

To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor.
v. t.

To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite.
v. t.

To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
v. t.

To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.