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Word: Solicit
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from Old French solliciter, from Latin sollicitare ‘agitate’, from sollicitus ‘anxious’, from sollus ‘entire’ + citus (past participle of ciere ‘set in motion’)
səˈlɪsɪt
ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone
Short Definition:ask for or try to obtain something from someone
Examples:- he called a meeting to solicit their views
- don't solicit for money
accost someone and offer one's or someone else's services as a prostitute
Short Definition:accost someone and offer one's or someone else's services as prostitute
Examples:- he met her while she was soliciting in Soho
- prostitutes solicit openly on the streets
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