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. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate; entreat; beg;

implore; importune. See Beseech.

So*lic"it*ant (?), n.[L. sollicitans, p. pr. ] One who solicits.

So*lic"it*ate (?), a. Solicitous. [Obs.] Eden.

So*lic`i*ta"tion (?), n. [F. sollicitation, or L. sollicitatio.] 1. The

act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity.