elicit
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elicit
- /ɪˈlɪsɪt/
Sounds like illicit · Rhymes with -ɪsɪt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin elicitus from eliciō (“draw forth”).
verb elicits · eliciting · elicited
- To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. Shouts of laughter were elicited, smart biddings drawn out, from the whispers of a timid miss, to the stentorian voice of a fox-hunting squire, and not a few fracas from parties either contending for a supposed prize, or disclaiming their chance for it,...
- To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something. Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.
- To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.
adjective
- Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. An elicit act of equity.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: evoke, draw out, educe, extract, raise, arouse, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, actuate, induce, activate, generate, motivate, achieving
Translations
Every language
verb to evoke, educe
| Español | suscitar, elicitar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 引出 yǐnchū |
| Português | provocar |
| Français | susciter |
| Deutsch | hervorlocken, hervorrufen, auslösen, erzeugen |
| Italiano | provocare, suscitare |
| Русский | вызыва́ть vyzyvátʹ, вы́звать výzvatʹ |
| العربية | يُهَيِّج yuhayyij, يُوقِظ yūqiẓ |
verb to draw out, bring out
| Español | sonsacar, saconear, elicitar |
|---|---|
| Português | conseguir, levantar, obter |
| Français | causer, réaliser, obtenir |
| Deutsch | herauslocken, entlocken, hervorzaubern, zum Vorschein bringen, enthüllen |
| Русский | извлека́ть izvlekátʹ, извле́чь izvléčʹ |
| العربية | اِنْتَزَعَ intazaʕa |
verb to use logic to arrive at truth
| 中文 | 推斷 /推断 tuīduàn, 推理 tuīlǐ |
|---|---|
| Português | deduzir, inferir |
| Français | raisonner, déduire |
| Deutsch | schließen, schlussfolgern |
| Русский | выявля́ть vyjavljátʹ, вы́явить výjavitʹ, устана́вливать ustanávlivatʹ, установи́ть ustanovítʹ, де́лать вы́вод délatʹ vývod, сде́лать вы́вод sdélatʹ vývod |
adj Translations
| Español | elícito |
|---|
Talk about this word "elicit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elicit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. elicit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elicit "elicit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elicit.Cite this
@misc{elicit_2026,
title = {elicit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elicit},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
