v. 恳求；征求；招募（solicit的ing形式）

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.

Did I solicit thee
From darkness to promote me? --Milton.

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

I view my crime, but kindle at the view,
Repent old pleasures, and solicit new. --Pope.

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

That fruit . . . solicited her longing eye.
--Milton.

Sounds and some tangible qualities solicit their
proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind.
--Locke.

4. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for
or with reference to. [Obs.]

Should
My brother henceforth study to forget
The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever
Solicit thy deserts. --Ford.

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

Hath any ill solicited thine ears? --Chapman.

But anxious fears solicit my weak breast. --Dryden.

Syn: Syn. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate;
entreat; beg; implore; importune. See {Beseech}.