Associations to the word «Elicit»

Wiktionary

ELICIT, verb. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
ELICIT, verb. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
ELICIT, verb. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.
ELICIT, adjective. (obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

Dictionary definition

ELICIT, verb. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy".
ELICIT, verb. Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant".
ELICIT, verb. Derive by reason; "elicit a solution".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats