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11elicit — verb (T) to succeed in getting information or a reaction from someone, especially when this is difficult: My attempts at conversation didn t elicit much response. | elicit sth from sb: By patient questioning we managed to elicit enough… …
12elicit — elicitation, n. elicitor, n. /i lis it/, v.t. to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question. [1635 45; < L elicitus drawn out (ptp. of elicere), equiv. to e E + lici draw, lure + tus ptp.… …
13elicit — verb a) To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane. b) To draw out, bring out, bring forth ( …
14elicit — v. (D; tr.) to elicit from * * * [ɪ lɪsɪt] (D; tr.) to elicit from …
15elicit — e|li|cit [ıˈlısıt] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : 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 …
16elicit — , extract, extort These three are broadly synonymous, but are distinguished by the degree of force that they imply. Elicit, the mildest of the three, means to draw or coax out, and can additionally suggest an element of craftiness: you can… …
17elicit — UK [ɪˈlɪsɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms elicit : present tense I/you/we/they elicit he/she/it elicits present participle eliciting past tense elicited past participle elicited formal 1) to make someone react in the way that you want The… …
18elicit — See illicit. See illicit, licit, elicit …
19elicit — verb Elicit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chuckle, ↑comment, ↑emotion, ↑information, ↑laughter, ↑reaction, ↑reply, ↑response, ↑sympathy …
20elicit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. draw forth, extract, evoke, educe, extort. See extraction, cause. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. evoke, extort, call forth, draw out; see excite 2 , extract 2 , obtain 1 . See Synonym Study at extract .… …
