Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.

Source : WordNet®

solicit
     v 1: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request
          urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope
          for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for
          different charities" [syn: {beg}, {tap}]
     2: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn:
         {woo}, {court}, {romance}]
     3: approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited
        by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in
        the park" [syn: {hook}, {accost}]
     4: incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or
        insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his
        colleagues to destroy the documents"
     5: make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She
        is too shy to solicit"