Elicit Definition

ĭ-lĭsĭt
elicited, eliciting, elicits
verb
elicited, eliciting, elicits
To draw forth; evoke.
To elicit an angry reply.
Webster's New World
To cause to be revealed.
To elicit facts.
Webster's New World

To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.

Wiktionary

To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.

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Antonyms:
adjective
(obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
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Origin of Elicit

  • Latin ēlicere ēlicit- ē-, ex- ex- lacere to entice

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin elicitus from elicere, to draw forth

    From Wiktionary

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