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Webster 1913 Edition
Solicitation
So-licˊi-ta′tion
,Noun.
[F.
sollicitation
, or L. sollicitatio
.] 1.
The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity.
2.
Excitement; invitation;
as, the
. solicitation
of the sensesLocke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Solicitation
SOLICITA'TION
,Noun.
1.
Earnest request; a seeking to obtain something from another with some degree of zeal and earnestness; sometimes perhaps, importunity. He obtained a grant by repeated solicitations.2.
Excitement; invitation; as the solicitation of the senses.