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

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Salon

Science and medical professors, whose research labs would not exist without federal funding, have solicited private donations.

From Los Angeles Times

A San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Tuesday on charges that he solicited bribes and committed extortion while on duty, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times

McDonald “solicited millions of dollars’ worth of funds from investors” for the purposes of raising capital for Hercules at the start of 2021 after clients complained to the firm’s employees about their losses.

From Los Angeles Times