elicit
verb (used with object)
had elicited
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past perfectof elicit.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The official also cited concerns from Gentile that prosecutors had elicited false testimony.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
Once investigators learned about the confession in 2017, they interviewed the Libyan official who had elicited it, leading to charges.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2022
This wasn’t the first time Krouse’s countenance had elicited an immediate connection, a familiarity that led to a confession.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2022
No USC coach since Pete Carroll had elicited such unabashed affection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2021
Nobody had ever called me that before, and though I was automatically furious, deep down I was also flattered that I had elicited enough emotion to be worthy of the name.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
