elicited

[ih-lis-i-tid]

adjective

1. drawn or brought out in response to something.

   For this language exercise, show the students a common device such as a can opener, ask them what it’s for, and write the elicited words on the board.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of elicit.

Other Word Forms

• nonelicited adjective
• unelicited adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of elicited¹

First recorded in 1630–40; elicit + -ed ² for the adjective; elicit + -ed ¹ for the verb

Example Sentences

Seeing these dead beasts suspended by their tails elicited a "gallows-like" feeling, he recounts, but not fear.

From BBC

When he noted that CPB’s federal funding had been shut down by Congress and that CPB would shut its doors, the comment elicited a loud “boo” from the audience.

From Los Angeles Times

Protests in Indonesia sparked by economic hardship have elicited a heavy-handed response from police, triggering concerns that the Southeast Asian nation could be returning to its authoritarian past.

From Los Angeles Times

The notion that veteran homelessness is only half what it was thought to be elicited scoffs from Bass, Murray and those close to the ground like advocate Reynolds.

From Los Angeles Times

Not surprisingly, the partisan fight over election maps elicited deeply partisan results in the poll.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bring out 
• evoke 
• extort 
• extract 
• obtain 
• wrest 
• wring