elicit

[ ih-lis-it ]
/ ɪˈlɪs ɪt /
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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 of elicit

1635–45; < Latin ēlicitus drawn out (past participle of ēlicere), equivalent to ē- e-1 + lici- draw, lure + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM elicit

e·lic·i·ta·tion, noun e·lic·i·tor, noun non·e·lic·it·ed, adjective un·e·lic·it·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH elicit

elicit illicit

Words nearby elicit

eli, elia, eliade, elias, eliche, elicit, elide, eligible, eligible paper, elihu, elijah

Words related to elicitation

juice, excerpt, quotation, eradication, clipping, selection, concentrate, essence, abstract, citation, distillation, infusion, passage, cutting, distillate, decoction, abstraction, derivation, evocation, separation

British Dictionary definitions for elicitation

elicit
/ (ɪˈlɪsɪt) /

verb (tr)

to give rise to; evoke to elicit a sharp retort
to bring to light to elicit the truth

Derived forms of elicit

elicitable, adjective elicitation, noun elicitor, noun

Word Origin for elicit

C17: from Latin ēlicere to lure forth, from licere to entice