Usage examples for solicit:

• He was, moreover, to apply for a distinct government for his associate, so soon as he had become master of the country assigned to himself; and was to solicit no office for either of his own brothers, until Almagro had been first provided for. "History-of-the-Conquest-of-Peru-with-a-preliminary-view-of-the-civilization-of-the-Incas" – Prescott, William Hickling

• In the morning the duchess sent to inquire concerning the health of his majesty the emperor, and to solicit an audience. "Biographical Essays" – Thomas de Quincey

• Their personality did not overwhelm him, famous and influential as many of them were, nor did he solicit from them any favor for himself. "Ulysses S. Grant" – Walter Allen

• I feel myself obliged to inform you frankly, that it is improper for me to solicit your case with the Assembly of Virginia. "Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson" – Thomas Jefferson