solicited

[suh-lis-i-tid]

adjective

1. sought by means of a request or invitation; asked for.

   The journal publishes both solicited and unsolicited articles.

2. asked or invited to do, provide, or contribute to something.

   She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and serves as a solicited reviewer of NASA education products.

3. approached with an offer to engage in the exchange of sex for money.

   A police officer was arrested after literally being caught on duty with his pants down in the company of a solicited prostitute.

4. influenced or incited to action, especially wrong or illegal action.

   If the solicited party accomplishes the contemplated act, the one who instigated it may be punished as an accessory.

Other Word Forms

• unsolicited adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of solicited¹

solicit ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

According to the complaint, the Air Resources Board solicited public input on the rule-making process but has not yet responded to ExxonMobil’s Sept. 5 letter outlining its disagreements with the proposed reporting methods.

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As of Wednesday, the city said it had not solicited bids to hire contractors to clear debris from the properties.

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They have since solicited money on a crowdfunding website to pay for her funeral, which took place earlier this month.

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The bill, which is currently on the governor’s desk, allows people to sue individuals or firms who they believe have directly solicited or procured clients.

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The driller responsible for it, Patton Exploration, solicited companies to extend a pipeline to the oil well to capture the gas and evaluated whether the gas could be used to mine bitcoin.

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