elicit
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elicit
to draw or bring out; educe; evoke: Your story elicits memories of my childhood.
Not to be confused with:
illicit – not legally permitted; unlicensed; unlawful: Illicit drugs are rampant in the city.
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e·lic·it
(ĭ-lĭs′ĭt)tr.v. e·lic·it·ed, e·lic·it·ing, e·lic·its
To call forth, draw out, or provoke (a response or reaction, for example): "Interrogators were reportedly frustrated by their inability to elicit useful information from him" (Jane Mayer). See Synonyms at evoke.
[Latin ēlicere, ēlicit- : ē-, ex-, ex- + lacere, to entice.]
e·lic′i·ta′tion n.
e·lic′i·tor n.
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elicit
(ɪˈlɪsɪt)vb (tr)
1. to give rise to; evoke: to elicit a sharp retort.
2. to bring to light: to elicit the truth.
[C17: from Latin ēlicere to lure forth, from licere to entice]
eˈlicitable adj
eˌliciˈtation n
eˈlicitor n
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e•lic•it
(ɪˈlɪs ɪt)v.t.
to draw or bring out or forth; evoke: to elicit a response.
[1635–45; < Latin ēlicitus, past participle of ēlicere to coax, lure out =ē- e- + -licere (see delectable)]
e•lic′i•tor, n.
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elicit
- Comes from a Latin stem meaning "draw forth by magic or trickery."See also related terms for magic.
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elicit
Past participle: elicited
Gerund: eliciting
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Verb | 1. | elicit - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" 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" 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" shame - cause to be ashamed spite, 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" | |
3. | elicit - derive by reason; "elicit a solution" |
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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 He was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response.
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elicit
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Translations
يَسْتَنْبِط، يَشْتَخْرِج
fremprovokerefremtvinge
laîa fram
išgautiištraukti
izdibinātizvilināt
vylákať
elicit
[ɪˈlɪsɪt] VT [+ interest] → suscitar; [+ reaction] → provocarto elicit sth (from sb) [+ reply, support, information] → obtener algo (de algn)
my comment elicited no response from him → no respondió a mi comentario
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
elicit
[ɪˈlɪsɪt] vt [+ response] → obtenir; [+ reaction] → susciter; [+ information] → obtenir; [+ sympathy] → susciter; [+ support] → attirerIn five minutes she had elicited all the family history → En cinq minutes elle avait découvert toute l'histoire de la famille.
to elicit sth from sb [+ response] → obtenir qch de qn; [+ reaction] → susciter qch auprès de qn; [+ information] → obtenir qch de qn; [+ sympathy] → susciter qch de qn; [+ support] → s'attirer qch de qn
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elicit
vt → entlocken (from sb jdm); support → gewinnen (from sb jds); to elicit public sympathy → die Sympathie der Öffentlichkeit gewinnen
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elicit
[ɪˈlɪsɪt] vt to elicit sth (from sb) (truth, secret) → strappare qc (a qn); (admission, reply) → ottenere qc (da qn)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
elicit
(iˈlisit) verb to succeed in getting (information etc) from a person, usually with difficulty.
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