elicit
verb (used with object)
Origin of elicit
Related Words for eliciting
extort, wrest, wring, obtain, evoke, extract, evolve, derive, rattle, exact, bite, milk, fetch, bring, evince, shake, squeeze, cause, educe, badgerExamples from the Web for eliciting
Contemporary Examples of 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
Couric, armed with her blue cards, excels at eliciting information, but not at taking center stage.
“It would be considered,” she says tartly, eliciting a laugh from her husband.
“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 LawyerFred Abrahams
December 30, 2011
Historical Examples of eliciting
What was the secret of her power in eliciting this outside testimony?
Gathering JewelsJames Knowles and Matilda Darroch Knowles
Another was eliciting facts that our hero most desired to have made clear.
A Successful ShadowHarlan Page Halsey
Osmond possessed in a supreme degree the art of eliciting any weakness.
The Portrait of a LadyHenry James
Displayed great coolness and exemplary behavior, eliciting the applause of his officers and the gun's crew.
The small noise had the effect of eliciting another word from Sam.
One of My SonsAnna Katharine Green