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Elicit

//ɪˈlɪsɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. not-comparable, obsolete

    "An elicit act of equity."

Verb
  1. 1
    To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

    "Shouts of laughter were elicited, smart biddings drawn out, from the whispers of a timid miss, to the stentorian voice of a fox-hunting squire, and not a few fracas from parties either contending for a supposed prize, or disclaiming their chance for it,..."

  2. 2
    derive by reason wordnet
  3. 3
    To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.

    "Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane."

  4. 4
    deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) wordnet
  5. 5
    To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.
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  1. 6
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”).

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