1 tr. & (foll. by for) intr. ask repeatedly or earnestly for or seek or invite (business etc.).
2 tr. (often foll. by for) make a request or petition to (a person).
3 tr. accost (a person) and offer one's services as a prostitute.
Derivatives:
solicitation n.
Etymology: ME f. OF solliciter f. L sollicitare agitate f. sollicitus anxious f. sollus entire + citus past part., = set in motion
Useful english dictionary. 2012.