to elicit response

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• elicit — ► VERB (elicited, eliciting) ▪ evoke or draw out (a response or reaction). DERIVATIVES elicitation noun elicitor noun. ORIGIN Latin elicere draw out by trickery …   English terms dictionary

• response — n. 1) to elicit, evoke a response 2) to give a response 3) a glib; sullen; witty response 4) a lukewarm response 5) a response to 6) in response to * * * [rɪ spɒns] evoke a response sullen witty response a glib a luke …   Combinatory dictionary

• elicit — [[t]ɪlɪ̱sɪt[/t]] elicits, eliciting, elicited 1) VERB If you elicit a response or a reaction, you do or say something which makes other people respond or react. [V n] Mr Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response …   English dictionary

• elicit — verb a) To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane. b) To draw out, bring out, bring forth ( …   Wiktionary

• response — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ affirmative (esp. AmE), encouraging, enthusiastic, favourable/favorable, good, positive ▪ lukewarm (esp. BrE), muted, tepid …   Collocations dictionary

• elicit — verb (T) to succeed in getting information or a reaction from someone, especially when this is difficult: My attempts at conversation didn t elicit much response. | elicit sth from sb: By patient questioning we managed to elicit enough… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Response, plantar — The plantar response, also known as the Babinski response, is an important neurologic examination based upon what the toes do when the sole (the plantar surface) of the foot is stroked. If the big toe goes up, that may mean trouble. The plantar… …   Medical dictionary

• Response, Babinski — A neurologic reflex that constitutes an important medical examination based, believe it or not, upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot is stroked. If the big toe goes up, that may mean trouble. The Babinski response is obtained by… …   Medical dictionary

• elicit — elicitation, n. elicitor, n. /i lis it/, v.t. to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question. [1635 45; < L elicitus drawn out (ptp. of elicere), equiv. to e E + lici draw, lure + tus ptp.… …   Universalium

• elicit — e|li|cit [ıˈlısıt] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: elicitus, past participle of elicere to draw out ] to succeed in getting information or a reaction from someone, especially when this is difficult ▪ When her knock elicited no response …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• elicit — UK [ɪˈlɪsɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms elicit : present tense I/you/we/they elicit he/she/it elicits present participle eliciting past tense elicited past participle elicited formal 1) to make someone react in the way that you want The… …   English dictionary