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.

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

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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

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