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sollecitare

to urge

verb sol-leh-chee-TAH-reh Less Common
Communication Speech

Origin: Latin sollicitare 'to disturb, incite', from sollicitus 'anxious'.

Also means

to request

Usage Note

Sollecitare means to press or urge someone to do something (sollecitare una risposta = to press for a reply) or to send a formal reminder/chase for a payment. In bureaucratic and legal Italian it is very common. The noun sollecito is a reminder letter or prompt. It takes avere as auxiliary.

Examples

"Hanno sollecitato una risposta urgente dal ministero."

Natural Translation

They urged an urgent response from the ministry.

Literal Translation

They have urged a response urgent from-the ministry.

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