elicit
[verb]
Synonyms:
- bring about, bring forth, bring out, bring to light, call forth, cause, derive, evolve, give rise to
- obtain, draw out, evoke, exact, extort, extract, wrest

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Contrasted words: eschew, forego, abandon
Related Words: bring, fetch

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e‧li‧cit /ɪˈlɪsət, ɪˈlɪsɪt/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: elicitus, past participle of elicere 'to draw out']
to succeed in getting information or a reaction from someone, especially when this is difficult:
When her knock elicited no response, she opened the door and peeped in.
elicit something from somebody
The test uses pictures to elicit words from the child.
—elicitation /ɪˌlɪsəˈteɪʃən, ɪˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

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