to ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms.-to endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor.-to awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to summon; to appeal to; to invite.-to urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.-to disturb; to disquiet; -- a latinism rarely used.