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e·lic·it

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–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 élicitus drawn out (ptp. of élicere), equiv. to é- e- + lici- draw, lure + -tus ptp. suffix

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—Related forms

e·lic·i·ta·tion, noun

e·lic·i·tor, noun

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e·lic·it Audio Help (ĭ-lĭs'ĭt) Pronunciation Key
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.
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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
verb
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"

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elicit [iˈlisit] verb

to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty

Arabic:	يَسْتَنْبِط، يَشْتَخْرِج
Chinese (Simplified):	诱出（回答等），引出
Chinese (Traditional):	誘出(回答等)，引出
Czech:	vylákat
Danish:	fremprovokere; fremtvinge
Dutch:	ontlokken
Estonian:	välja meelitama
Finnish:	houkutella esiin
French:	tirer de
German:	herauslocken
Greek:	εκμαιεύω
Hungarian:	kicsal
Icelandic:	laða fram
Indonesian:	memperoleh
Italian:	far uscire, cavar fuori

Japanese:	引出す
Korean:	끌어내다
Latvian:	izdibināt; izvilināt
Lithuanian:	išgauti, ištraukti
Norwegian:	lokke fram
Polish:	wydobywać
Portuguese (Brazil):	extrair
Portuguese (Portugal):	tirar
Romanian:	a smulge
Russian:	допытываться
Slovak:	vylákať
Slovenian:	izsiliti
Spanish:	sonsacar, obtener
Swedish:	locka (dra) fram
Turkish:	elde etmek, almak

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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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.

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