Found 2 items, similar to Solicited.
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Definition: solicited
solicited
adj : requested;
“only solicited manuscripts will be considered”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Solicited
Solicit
\So*lic"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Solicited; p. pr. &
vb. n.
Soliciting.] [F. sollicier, L. sollicitare,
solicitare, -atum, fr. sollicitus wholly (i. e., violently)
moved; sollus whole + citus, p. p. of ciere to move, excite.
See
Solemn,
Cite.]
1. To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to
apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person
for alms.
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Did I solicit thee
From darkness to promote me? --Milton.
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2. To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to
solicit an office; to solicit a favor.
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I view my crime, but kindle at the view,
Repent old pleasures, and solicit new. --Pope.
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3. To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to
summon; to appeal to; to invite.
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That fruit . . . solicited her longing eye.
--Milton.
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Sounds and some tangible qualities solicit their
proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind.
--Locke.
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4. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for
or with reference to. [Obs.]
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Should
My brother henceforth study to forget
The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever
Solicit thy deserts. --Ford.
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5. To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.
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Hath any ill solicited thine ears? --Chapman.
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But anxious fears solicit my weak breast. --Dryden.
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Syn: Syn. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate;
entreat; beg; implore; importune. See
Beseech.
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