solicitate
/səˈlɪsɪtət/
solicitate adjective: solicitous.
Adjective
solicitate (comparative more solicitate, superlative most solicitate)
- solicitous
- who by them beinge aduertyſed hereof, beganne to caste theyr wyttes what this thyng might meane : beinge no leſſe ſolicitate for them ſelues, then meditatynge in what daunger theyr felowes had byn1511, Richard Eden, Decades of the New World
Verb
solicitate (third-person singular simple present solicitates, present participle solicitating, simple past and past participle solicitated)
- To solicit.
- […] to solicitate the relief of Sir Robert Kerr and Buccleuch's son […]1969, Great Britain. General Register Office (Scotland), Calendar of the State Papers Relating to Scotland and Mary, ... (page 184)
Forms of solicitate
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more solicitate |
| superlative | most solicitate |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | solicitates |
| present participle | solicitating |
| past participle | solicitated |
| past | solicitated |
Origin of solicitate
Borrowed from Latin sollicitātus, perfect passive participle of sollicitō (“to solicit, disturb, rouse”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French solliciter.
Borrowed from Latin sollicitātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more.
Words formed from solicitate
Questions about solicitate
- What does solicitate mean?
- Solicitate means solicitous.
- What part of speech is solicitate?
- Solicitate can be an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce solicitate?
- Solicitate is pronounced /səˈlɪsɪtət/.
Words near solicitate in the dictionary
Source and license
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