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e⋅lic⋅it

  [i-lis-it]
Use elicit in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question.
Origin:
1635–45; < L ēlicitus drawn out (ptp. of ēlicere), equiv. to ē- e- + lici- draw, lure + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
e⋅lic⋅i⋅ta⋅tion, noun
e⋅lic⋅i⋅tor, noun
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e·lic·it   (ĭ-lĭs'ĭt)   
tr.v.   e·lic·it·ed, e·lic·it·ing, e·lic·its
    1. To bring or draw out (something latent); educe.
    2. To arrive at (a truth, for example) by logic.
  2. To call forth, draw out, or provoke (a reaction, for example). See Synonyms at evoke.

[Latin ēlicere, ēlicit- : ē-, ex-, ex- + lacere, to entice.]
e·lic'i·ta'tion n., e·lic'i·tor n.
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Elicit

E*lic"it\, a. [L. elictus, p. p. of elicere to elicit; e + lacere to entice. Cf. Delight, Lace.] Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. [Obs.] "An elicit act of equity." --Jer. Taylor.

Elicit

E*lic"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elicited; p. pr. & vb. n. Eliciting.] To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : elicit
Spanish: sonsacar, obtener,
German: herauslocken,
Japanese: 引出す
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elicit 
1624, from L. elicitus, pp. of elicere "draw forth," from ex- "out" + -licere, comb. form of lacere "to entice."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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