Meaning

verb make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

verb make amorous advances towards

verb approach with an offer of sexual favors

originFrom Middle English soliciten, solliciten, from Old French soliciter, solliciter, borrowed from Latin sollicitō (“stir, disturb; look after”), from sollicitus (“agitated, anxious, punctilious”, literally “thoroughly moved”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + perfect passive participle of cieō (“shake, excite, cite, to put in motion”).

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