elicit

Meaning

Verb

1. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
2. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
3. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.

Adj

Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

Synonyms

extract

evoke

educe

provoke

draw out

come out

worm

🪱

enkindle

derive

raise

pull

fire

🔥

kindle

exact

arouse

delve

detach

dig

direct

disclose

distract

draw

draw back

effect

eventuate

export

expose

expound

exteriorize

extort

find out

foment

get

get out

give

glean

go

head

incite

infer

interpret

investigate

lead

make inquiries

manage

muckrake

operate

out

pluck

pry

Translations

entlocken

obtener

αποσπώ

ontlokken

eruieren

sacar

sonsacar

εξάγω

hervorlocken

provocar

trouver

🔍

obtenir

susciter

tirer

évoquer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈlɪsɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”).