solliciter

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin sollicitāre. Doublet of soucier.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɔ.li.si.te/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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solliciter

  1. to solicit
  2. to attract (attention, interest)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: solicita

Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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solliciter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of sollicitō

Middle French

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Etymology

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First known attestation 1332,[1] borrowed from Latin sollicitō.

Verb

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solliciter

  1. to urge (someone to do something)

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Etymology and history of solliciter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.