elicit


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elicit
v. extract from, bring out, draw out


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Elicit
(v. t.)
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.
  
 
(a.)
Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.
  

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elicit
Verb
1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
(synonym) arouse, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) strike a chord, touch a chord
(derivation) evocation, induction, elicitation
2. deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
(synonym) educe, evoke, extract, draw out
(hypernym) interpret, construe, see
3. derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
(hypernym) deduce, infer, deduct, derive
(classification) logic, logical system, system of logic



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