- ELICIT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Elicit comes from the Latin verb elicere, from the prefix e-, meaning "away," and lacere, "to entice by charm or attraction " educe, evoke, elicit, extract, extort mean to draw out something hidden, latent, or reserved educe implies the bringing out of something potential or latent
- ELICIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
ELICIT meaning: 1 to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction: 2 to get a student to… Learn more
- ELICIT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
ELICIT definition: to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke See examples of elicit used in a sentence
- elicit verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of elicit verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary elicit something (from somebody) to get information or a reaction from somebody, often with difficulty I could elicit no response from him Her tears elicited great sympathy from her audience Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
- ELICIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you elicit a response or a reaction, you do or say something which makes other people respond or react He spoke for a long time, trying to elicit some comment or response from Hanuman [VERB noun] If you elicit a piece of information, you get it by asking the right questions Phone calls elicited no further information [VERB noun]
- elicit - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
elicit (third-person singular simple present elicits, present participle eliciting, simple past and past participle elicited) To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc ); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer quotations
- elicit - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
evoke: to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question e•lic′i•ta′tion, n e•lic′i•tor, n In Lists: Vocabulary, words to look up, New words, more Synonyms: bring about, prompt, bring out, get, fetch, more
- Elicit - definition of elicit by The Free Dictionary
elicit to draw or bring out; educe; evoke: Your story elicits memories of my childhood
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