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/ ɪˈlɪs ɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question.
Origin of elicit First recorded in 1635–45; from Latin ēlicitus “drawn out” (past participle of ēlicere ), equivalent to ē- “from, out of” (see e-1 ) + lici- “draw, lure” + -tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM elicit e·lic·i·ta·tion [ih-lis-i-tey -shuh n] /ɪˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən/ noun e·lic·i·tor, noun non·e·lic·it·ed, adjective un·e·lic·it·ed, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH elicit elicit , illicitWords nearby elicit Eli, Elia, Eliade, Elias, eliche, elicit , elicitation, elide, eligible, eligible paper, Elihu
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When a reporter asked him a question, it would often elicit a series of Jesuitical responses.
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One agent in particular developed a rapport with Zubaydah and managed to elicit an all-important bit of intelligence.
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In the end, it was found that students working under Protess had used false pretenses in trying to elicit witness statements.
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I may say that, with the aid of Dr. Mahomed, I am endeavouring to utilise this process to elicit the physiognomy of disease.
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As a judge, he always endeavored to elicit the truth and to decide accordingly.
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Failing all other clues it evidently seemed to be something to most of those present to elicit even this.
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These were not precisely the facts that Mr. Murphy, as solicitor for the defence, wished to elicit .
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However, they suspected his object, and he was unable to elicit what he could suppose to be the truth from them.
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British Dictionary definitions for elicit verb (tr) to give rise to; evoke to elicit a sharp retort
to bring to light to elicit the truth
Derived forms of elicit elicitable , adjective elicitation , noun elicitor , noun Word Origin for elicit C17: from Latin ēlicere to lure forth, from licere to entice
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