English → Latin
“solicit” in Latin
petōto ask, beg, request, look for, inquire, petition, entreat; to make for (somewhere); to seek, aim at, desireexpetōto desire, covet; to demand insistently, solicit; to strive forquaerōto seek, look for; to ask, question, seek or search for a thing, inquire, query, interrogate; to strive for; endeavor; scōnsectorto seek or pursue, chase; to hunt down or seek out (in order to destroy); to persecutecaptōto strive to seize, catch or grasp at; to seek, aim ataucuporto go bird-catching or fowling; to catch or take bees; to chase, strive for; to be on the lookout, lie in wait or watch candidātusdressed in whitepetītiōan attack, thrust, blow; a request, petition, beseeching; an applying for officeambitiōA going around or about; that which surrounds.; A desire for one's favor or good will; excessive desire to please, flatt
The English word solicit itself goes back to Latin cieō, through sollicitō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
solicit
To seek for, ask, petere: expetere (to petition for): quaerere (to seek with pains and exertion): consectari (to pursue zealously): captare, aucupari (to snatch eagerly at anything; all these with an accusative). To solicit the favor of the people, auram popularem captare; gratiam ad populum quaerere: one who solicits (for an office), petitor; candidatus [Vid: CANDIDATE]. The act of soliciting, petitio: ambitio (canvassing): prensatio (taking voters by the hand, in order to gain their favor): ambitus (by unlawful means; whereas ambitio, in the best age, was only by lawful means).
To attempt anybody’s mind, sollicitare aliquem or alicujus animum (e.g., pretio, pecunia): pellicere aliquem.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for solicit?
- The usual Latin words for “solicit” are petō, expetō, quaerō; also cōnsector, captō, aucupor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.