Syn. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate; entreat; beg; implore; importune. See Beseech.
SOLICITANT
So*lic"it*ant, n.Etym: [L. solicitans, p. pr. ]
Defn: One who solicits.
SOLICITATE
So*lic"it*ate, a.
Defn: Solicitous. [Obs.] Eden.
SOLICITATION
So*lic`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [F. solicitation, or L. sollicitatio.]
1. The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity.
2. Excitement; invitation; as, the solicitation of the senses. Locke.
SOLICITOR
So*lic"it*or, n. Etym: [F. soliciteur, L. solicitator.]
1. One who solicits.