elicitable

Variant of elicit

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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