solicitation

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/səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/

noun

the action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal

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petitionappealcollectioningatheringallurement
OriginMiddle French sollicitation ← Latin sollicitātiō →
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Meanings

nounsolicitation (countable and uncountable, plural solicitations)

plural solicitations

  1. countableuncountablethe action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal

    "The instances you have quoted," replied the other, "are certainly very encouraging! Homer past a life in blindness and beggary; Columbus, in vain solicitation and feverish disappointment; and Luther's was spent in struggle, imprisonment, and danger...

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Secretaryship”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 127

    Synonyms: petition, appeal

  2. UScountableuncountablelawan inchoate offense that consists of a person offering money or inducing another to commit a crime with the specific intent that the person solicited commit the crime

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal

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petitionappeal

More synonyms by meaning

nounrequest for a sum of money

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appealcollectioningathering
Broader
requestpetitionpostulation

nounthe act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)

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allurement
Broader
enticementtemptation
Also see
allurementappealcollectioningathering

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsollicitātiō
  2. Middle Frenchsollicitation
  3. Englishsolicitation

From Middle French sollicitation, from Latin sollicitātiō.

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Translations

Bulgarian хода́тайство
  • хода́тайство (hodátajstvo)instance of soliciting
Finnish anomus, pyyntö
  • anomusinstance of soliciting
  • pyyntöinstance of soliciting
French sollicitation
  • sollicitationinstance of soliciting
Hindi याचना
  • याचना (yācnā)instance of soliciting
Italian sollecitazione, richiesta
  • sollecitazioneinstance of soliciting
  • richiestainstance of soliciting
Portuguese solicitação
  • solicitaçãoinstance of soliciting
Russian хода́тайство
  • хода́тайство (xodátajstvo)instance of soliciting
Spanish solicitación
  • solicitacióninstance of soliciting

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with solicitation

informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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Anagrams

coalitionist
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APA

solicitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solicitation

MLA

“solicitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solicitation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solicitation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solicitation.

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