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elicited

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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.
[Latin licere, licit- : -, ex-, ex- + lacere, to entice.]
e·lici·tation n.
e·lici·tor n.
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Adj.1.elicited - called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation; "evoked potentials"; "an elicited response"
evoked
induced - brought about or caused; not spontaneous; "a case of steroid-induced weakness"


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Now this foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.
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D'Artagnan, furious at having been anticipated by an idea of the king's, did not despair, however, even yet; and reflecting upon the idea he had brought back from Belle-Isle, he elicited therefrom novel means of safety for his friends.
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While I acknowledge the success of the present work to have been greater than I anticipated, and the praises it has elicited from a few kind critics to have been greater than it deserved, I must also admit that from some other quarters it has been censured with an asperity which I was as little prepared to expect, and which my judgment, as well as my feelings, assures me is more bitter than just.
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