elicit

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  1. transitive verb To bring or draw out (something latent); educe.
  2. transitive verb To arrive at (a truth, for example) by logic.
  3. transitive verb To call forth, draw out, or provoke (a reaction, for example). See Synonyms at evoke.

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  • This allows us to understand what features will elicit which feelings.
  • His hand rose to take the second step, pointing at the visitor to elicit his name, then he paused. —  FSFMagazine,June2007
  • The sighs, smiles and spontaneous funnel cake cravings our curiosities may elicit are our privilege. —  Thumbscrews
  • A list of items with the corresponding patterns that they elicit is included in this guide but those taken from Wild World may need some revision. —  IGN Complete
  • But this was precisely the effect that this scene was designed to elicit: to the very end Hannah has failed to appreciate the nature of her crime and Michael, in fulfilling what he takes to be his duty to her, has failed to see this too. —  Film | guardian.co.uk
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Latin ēlicere, ēlicit- : ē-, ex-, ex- + lacere, to entice.

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  1. from Latin elicitus, past participle of elicere, draw out, from e, out, + lacere, entice: see lace. Cf. allect.
  2. from Latin elicitus, past participle: see the verb.
 

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