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elicit Definition

elic·it (ē lis′it, i-)

transitive verb

  1. to draw forth; evoke to elicit an angry reply
  2. to cause to be revealed to elicit facts

Etymology: < L elicitus, pp. of elicere, to draw out < e-, out + lacere, to entice, akin to laqueus: see lace

elicit Related Forms

elic′·it·able adjective elic′i·ta′·tion noun elic′i·tor noun

elicit Synonyms

elicit

v.

evoke, extort, call forth, draw out; see excite 2, extract 2, obtain 1. See syn. study at extract.

elicit Usage Examples

Object

  • mmn: Here we now demonstrate that the enhancement of the MMN elicited by two individual words showed different scalp topographies.
  • response: To elicit a suitable response from the children for each assembly.
  • sympathy: Strong manages to both engage and repel as Harry, while Jacobi elicits sympathy as a silly old man caught up in dark dealings.
  • admiration: The group elicited admiration, which leads me to believe that the general level of marksmanship in Norway is no better than elsewhere.
  • applause: Under the electric light and effect was something superb, and the vociferous applause elicited seemed well deserved.
  • reaction: The new packaging is eliciting mixed reactions from wine experts.

Subject

  • stimulus: The finding adds to previous research by showing that it's not only brain activity elicited by a to-be-remembered stimulus that is important.
  • sound: We found that reliable left hemispheric dominance could only be elicited by the sounds forming real meaningful words.
  • word: The MMN was elicited either by rare words presented among repetitive words or pseudowords, or by pseudowords presented among words.

Preposition: through

questionnaire: Feedback on the effectiveness of Open Days is elicited through questionnaires from all applicants who attend.

Modifying Another Word

  • either: Some incidents are reported to the police, which elicit either a nil response or a delayed response some days later.
  • usually: This usually elicits " which one, or what kind of table?
  • often: Unfortunately, giving perfectly sensible commands does not often elicit a sensible response.
  • also: The threat has also elicited a sharp response from some Europeans.
  • even: He told stories about his past as a historian, even eliciting a few laughs from members of the crowd.
  • only: For advertisement he had no taste, and undue pretension on the part of others only elicited a tolerant smile.

Preposition: from

expert: Firstly, a set of concept labels are elicited from the expert.

Preposition: by

  • stimulus: The finding adds to previous research by showing that it's not only brain activity elicited by a to-be-remembered stimulus that is important.
  • sound: We found that reliable left hemispheric dominance could only be elicited by the sounds forming real meaningful words.
  • word: The MMN was elicited either by rare words presented among repetitive words or pseudowords, or by pseudowords presented among words.