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}.