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• elicit — v. (D; tr.) to elicit from * * * [ɪ lɪsɪt] (D; tr.) to elicit from …   Combinatory dictionary

• elicit — (v.) 1640s, from L. elicitus, pp. of elicere draw forth, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + licere, comb. form of lacere to entice, lure, deceive (related to laqueus noose, snare; see LACE (Cf. lace)). Related …   Etymology dictionary

• elicit / illicit —    Elicit is a verb that means to draw out : The teacher had trouble eliciting responses from the students.    Illicit is an adjective meaning illegal or illegitimate : Illicit drugs or illicit behavior may help you enter jail …   Confused words

• elicit / illicit —    Elicit is a verb that means to draw out : The teacher had trouble eliciting responses from the students.    Illicit is an adjective meaning illegal or illegitimate : Illicit drugs or illicit behavior may help you enter jail …   Confused words

• 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

• 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 — 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

• 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

• elicit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. draw forth, extract, evoke, educe, extort. See extraction, cause. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. evoke, extort, call forth, draw out; see excite 2 , extract 2 , obtain 1 . See Synonym Study at extract .… …   English dictionary for students

• elicit — [ɪ lɪsɪt] verb (elicits, eliciting, elicited) 1》 evoke or draw out (a response or answer). 2》 archaic draw forth (something latent) into existence. Derivatives elicitation noun elicitor noun …   English new terms dictionary

• elicit — e|lic|it [ ı lısıt ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to make someone react in that way: The question elicited a positive response from 60% of voters. 2. ) to manage to get information from someone: Their research had elicited very little so far …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English