Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms. 2. (v. t.) To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor. 3. (v. t.) To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite. 4. (v. t.) To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to. 5. (v. t.) To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.

Multi-Version Concordance Solicit (2 Occurrences) Luke 11:53 And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to solicit him to speak of many things; (WBS) Ezekiel 16:34 And thou art different from other women in thy whoredoms, in that none followeth thee to play the harlot; and whereas thou givest hire, and no hire is given unto thee, therefore thou art different. (See JPS RSV)