elicit

Elicit is defined as to reveal information or to act.

(verb)

An example of elicit is to get a confession from a suspect.

See elicit in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

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

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See elicit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb e·lic·it·ed, e·lic·it·ing, e·lic·its

a. To bring or draw out (something latent); educe.
b. To arrive at (a truth, for example) by logic.
To call forth, draw out, or provoke (a reaction, for example). See Synonyms at evoke.

Origin:

Origin: Latin ēlicere, ēlicit-

Origin: : ē-, ex-, ex-

Origin: + lacere, to entice

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