elicit

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈlɪsɪt/

Verb

elicit (elicits, present participle eliciting; past and past participle elicited)

1. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
2. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.

   Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.

   ''Did you elicit a response?

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

   Synonyms: deduce, construe

Translations

• German: elizitieren, auslösen, entlocken, eruieren, herauslocken, hervorlocken, hervorrufen, locken
• Italian: provocare, suscitare
• Portuguese: provocar
• Russian: вызыва́ть
• Spanish: provocar, suscitar, evocar, educir

Translations

• French: causer, réaliser, obtenir
• Portuguese: conseguir, levantar, obter
• Russian: извлека́ть
• Spanish: sonsacar, obtener

Translations

• French: raisonner, déduire
• German: schließen, schlussfolgern
• Portuguese: deduzir, inferir
• Russian: выявля́ть
• Spanish: deducir, inferir

Adjective

elicit (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

   • An elicit act of equity.

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