elicit

Formselicits, eliciting, elicited

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To make someone feel or react in a certain way, or to get a reaction or answer.

   His silly joke elicited loud laughter from the whole class.

   Sad songs often elicit strong feelings in people.

   Similarprovoke, evoke, draw, prompt, produce

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2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To get information or a hidden fact out of someone, often by asking questions.

   The teacher asked simple questions to elicit the answer from the class.

   The detective finally elicited the truth from the nervous witness.

   Similarobtain, extract, draw

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3. 3
   adjectiveobsolete

   Brought out into the open and made real, so that others can see it.

   An elicit act of equity.

   1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor DubitantiumHere, elicit means drawn out and shown openly in real action.

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