elicit

[ ih-lis-it ]

/ ɪˈlɪs ɪt /

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verb (used with object)

to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question.

Words nearby elicit

eli, elia, eliade, elias, eliche, elicit, elide, eligible, eligible paper, elihu, elijah

Origin of elicit

1635–45; < Latin ēlicitus drawn out (past participle of ēlicere), equivalent to ē- e-¹ + lici- draw, lure + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM elicit

e·lic·i·ta·tion, noune·lic·i·tor, nounnon·e·lic·it·ed, adjectiveun·e·lic·it·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH elicit

elicit illicit

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Examples from the Web for eliciting

But the director is actually more interested in eliciting cheap laughs than in extended social commentary.
Cannes Diary: Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Only God Forgives’ and Alexander Payne’s ‘Nebraska’|Richard Porton|May 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Couric, armed with her blue cards, excels at eliciting information, but not at taking center stage.
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“It would be considered,” she says tartly, eliciting a laugh from her husband.
The Texas Drought Seen Firsthand from the Eyes of Ranchers|Malcolm Jones|August 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“Welcome to Zintan,” he said with an ironic smile, eliciting a chuckle from his captors and from me.
In His First Interview, Saif al-Islam Says He Has Not Been Given Access to a Lawyer|Fred Abrahams|December 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST

It is not every inquirer who has the power of eliciting beliefs which, for many reasons, are jealously guarded.
Magic and Religion|Andrew Lang
Nor did the coroner or any other official succeed in eliciting anything further from her.
The Golden Slipper|Anna Katharine Green
Several public meetings had been held, filling the house to overflowing, and eliciting the highest and most deserving praise.
'Our guy'|Mrs. E. E. Boyd
The following suggestion is made with a view to eliciting a re-examination.
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Twice branches sprang out from nowhere, and hit Mike smartly over the shins, eliciting sharp howls of pain.
Mike|P. G. Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for eliciting

elicit

/ (ɪˈlɪsɪt) /

verb (tr)

to give rise to; evoketo elicit a sharp retort

to bring to lightto elicit the truth

Derived forms of elicit

elicitable, adjectiveelicitation, nounelicitor, noun

Word Origin for elicit

C17: from Latin ēlicere to lure forth, from licere to entice

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elicit

verb (used with object)

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Origin of elicit

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British Dictionary definitions for eliciting

verb (tr)

Derived forms of elicit

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