elicit[verb]Synonyms:- bring about, bring forth, bring out, bring to light, call forth, cause, derive, evolve, give rise to
- obtain, draw out, evoke, exact, extort, extract, wrest
Contrasted words: eschew, forego, abandon
Related Words: bring,
fetch [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
e‧li‧cit /ɪˈlɪsət, ɪˈlɪsɪt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: 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, she opened the door and peeped in.elicit something from somebody The test uses pictures to elicit words from the child.—elicitation /ɪˌlɪsəˈteɪʃ
ən, ɪˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲