Definitions for elicitɪˈlɪs ɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
e•lic•itɪˈlɪs ɪt(v.t.)
to draw or bring out or forth; evoke:
to elicit a response.
Origin of elicit:
1635–45; < L ēlicitus, ptp. of ēlicere to coax, lure out =ē-e - +-licere (see delectable )
e•lic′i•tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke(verb)
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
"arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out(verb)
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
elicit(verb)
derive by reason
"elicit a solution"
Wiktionary
elicit(Verb)
To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
elicit(Verb)
To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
elicit(Verb)
To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.
Origin: elicitus from elicere, to draw forth
Webster Dictionary
Elicit(adj)
elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident
Elicit(verb)
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
Translations for elicit
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
elicit(verb)
to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty.
- aan die lig bringAfrikaans
- يَسْتَنْبِط، يَشْتَخْرِجArabic
- извличамBulgarian
- tirarPortuguese (BR)
- vylákatCzech
- herauslockenGerman
- fremprovokere; fremtvingeDanish
- εκμαιεύωGreek
- sonsacar, obtenerSpanish
- välja meelitamaEstonian
- بیرون کشیدن؛ آشکار ساختنFarsi
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- tirer deFrench
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- izmamitiCroatian
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- laða framIcelandic
- far uscire, cavar fuoriItalian
- 引出すJapanese
- (사실, 대답 등을) 알아내다Korean
- išgauti, ištrauktiLithuanian
- izdibināt; izvilinātLatvian
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- wydobywaćPolish
- بیرون کشیدن؛ آشکار ساختنPersian
- پورته کښیدلPashto
- tirarPortuguese
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- izsilitiSlovenian
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- locka (dra) framSwedish
- ล้วงความลับThai
- elde etmek, almakTurkish
- 探出(實情、情報等)Chinese (Trad.)
- витягати, видобуватиUkrainian
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