■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.
↘ask (someone) for something.
2》 accost someone and offer one's or someone else's services as a prostitute.
Derivatives
~ation noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. solliciter , from L. sollicitare 'agitate', from sollicitus 'anxious', from sollus 'entire' + citus (past participle of ciere 'set in motion').