elicit : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: elicit	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for elicit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elicit v call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" Synonym(s): arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" Synonym(s): educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw out derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elicit \Elic"it\, a. [L. elictus, p. p. of elicere to elicit; e + lacere to entice. Cf. {Delight}, {Lace}.] Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. [Obs.] [bd]An elicit* act of equity.[b8] --Jer. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elicit \Elic"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elicited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eliciting}.] To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit* truth by discussion.