elicit

e·lic·it  (-lst)

tr.v. e·lic·it·ed, e·lic·it·ing, e·lic·its

1.

a. To bring or draw out (something latent); educe.

b. To arrive at (a truth, for example) by logic.

2. To call forth, draw out, or provoke (a reaction, for example). See Synonyms at evoke.

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[Latin licere, licit- : -, ex-, ex- + lacere, to entice.]

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e·lici·tation n.

e·lici·tor n.

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elicit

Verb

1. to bring about (a response or reaction): her remarks elicited a sharp retort

2. to draw out (information) from someone: a phone call elicited the fact that she had just awakened [Latin elicere]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	elicit - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" arouse, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" touch a chord, strike a chord - evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord" ask for, invite - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" draw - elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" rekindle - arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love" infatuate - arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her" prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" fire up, stir up, wake, heat, ignite, inflame - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" excite - arouse or elicit a feeling anger - make angry; "The news angered him" discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure shame - cause to be ashamed spite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
	2.	elicit - deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" educe, evoke, extract, draw out construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
	3.	elicit - derive by reason; "elicit a solution" logical system, system of logic, logic - a system of reasoning deduce, derive, infer, deduct - reason by deduction; establish by deduction

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elicit

verb 1. bring about, cause, derive, bring out, evoke, give rise to, draw out, bring forth, bring to light, call forth

verb 2. obtain, extract, exact, evoke, wrest, draw out, extort, educe

Translations

elicit [ɪˈlɪsɪt] vt to elicit sth (from sb) → obtener algo (de algn)

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elicit [ɪˈlɪsɪt] vt to elicit (from) → obtenir (de); tirer (de)

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elicit [ɪˈlɪsɪt] vt to elicit (from sb) (information) → (aus jdm) herausbekommen;

(reaction, response) → (von jdm) bekommen

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elicit [ɪˈlɪsɪt] vt to elicit (from) → trarre (da), cavare fuori (da);

to elicit sth (from sb) → strappare qc (a qn)