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| to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question. |
[Origin: 1635–45; < L élicitus drawn out (ptp. of élicere), equiv. to é- e- + lici- draw, lure + -tus ptp. suffix
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e·lic·i·ta·tion, noun
e·lic·i·tor, noun
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elicit
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tr.v. e·lic·it·ed, e·lic·it·ing, e·lic·its
[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
1624, from L. elicitus, pp. of elicere "draw forth," from ex- "out" + -licere, comb. form of lacere "to entice."
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| elicit | |
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| 1. | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse] |
| 2. | deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" [syn: educe] |
| 3. | derive by reason; "elicit a solution" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
elicit [iˈlisit] verb
to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty
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Elicit
De*light"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Delighting.] [OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier, F. d['e]lecter, fr. L. delectare to entice away, to delight (sc. by attracting or alluring), intens. of delicere to allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice, allure; cf. laqueus a snare. Cf. Delectate, Delicate, Delicious, Dilettante, Elicit, Lace.] To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear. Inventions to delight the taste. --Shak. Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds. --Tennyson.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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