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elicit
/ ɪˈɪɪ /
verb
to give rise to; evoke
to elicit a sharp retort
to bring to light
to elicit the truth
Other 51Թ Forms
- elicitation noun
- elicitor noun
- ˌˈٲپDz noun
- ˈٴǰ noun
- ˈٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of elicit1
Example Sentences
These discussions reveal a soulful, probing mind that not only kept her subjects on their toes, but warmly elicited thoughtful answers about the nature of their moment-in-time art.
Looks as if Escobar didn’t think her language was going to elicit negative publicity?
It has also elicited endless amounts of anti-Black women hate towards her and anyone else who isn’t buddy-buddy professionally or personally with Clark.
New eyes on the band have elicited a seemingly increased enthusiasm and energy that’s perhaps unexpected from seasoned septuagenarians.
Such responses were "rare and difficult to elicit", it wrote, but were "nonetheless more common than in earlier models."
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