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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELIC'IT, v.t. [L. elicio; e or ex and lacio, to allure.]
1. To draw out; to bring to light; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion.
2. To strike out; as, to elicit sparks of fire by collision.
ELIC'IT, a. Brought into act; brought from possibility into real existence. [Little used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke]
2: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" [syn: educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out]
3: derive by reason; "elicit a solution"

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Etymology: Latin elicitus, past participle of elicere, from e- + lacere to allure Date: 1605 1. to draw forth or bring out (something latent or potential) <hypnotism elicited his hidden fears> 2. to call forth or draw out (as information or a response) <her remarks elicited cheers> Synonyms: see educe • elicitation noun • elicitor noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (elicited, eliciting) 1 draw out, evoke (an admission, response, etc.). 2 draw forth (what is latent). Derivatives: elicitation n. elicitor n. Etymology: L elicere elicit- (as E-, lacere entice)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Elicit E*lic"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elicited; p. pr. & vb. n. Eliciting.] To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(elicits, eliciting, elicited) 1. If you elicit a response or a reaction, you do or say something which makes other people respond or react. Mr Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response... VERB: V n 2. If you elicit a piece of information, you get it by asking the right questions. (FORMAL) Phone calls elicited no further information. VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Draw out, bring out, educe, evoke, call forth, succeed in obtaining. 2. Bring to light, educe, deduce.

Moby Thesaurus

arouse, bring, bring about, bring forth, bring on, bring out, bring to light, call forth, call out, call up, cause, contrive, deduce, derive, drag out, draw down, draw forth, draw on, draw out, educe, effect, evince, evoke, extort, extract, fetch, get, get from, get out of, induce, inspire, instigate, lead, milk, motivate, muster up, obtain, procure, prompt, provoke, rouse, secure, stimulate, summon forth, summon up, superinduce, wangle, wangle out of, winkle out, worm out, worm out of, wrench, wrest, wring