solicit
v.v. to ask someone for something, such as money, help, or an opinion. You usually use this in formal situations like business or law.
v. to request or entreat someone for something, such as information, assistance, or financial contributions. Often used in legal or administrative contexts; implies a formal or systematic approach.
The charity will solicit donations from local businesses.
The committee sent out a survey to solicit feedback from the employees regarding the new office layout.
Before finalizing the urban development plan, the city council held several public hearings to solicit testimony from residents and environmental experts alike.
From Middle English soliciten, solliciten, from Old French soliciter, solliciter, borrowed from Latin sollicitō (“stir, disturb; look after”), from sollicitus (“agitated, anxious, punctilious”, literally “thoroughly moved”), from sollus (“whole, entire”) + perfect passive participle of cieō (“shake, excite, cite, to put in motion”).
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object, often followed by the preposition 'from'.
solicit for helpsolicit helpSolicit is a transitive verb; you solicit the thing itself, not 'for' the thing.