Friday, June 16, 2006

elicit

Quick Definition: draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)
elicit (ĭ-lĭs'ĭt) pronunciation
tr.v., -ited, -iting, -its.
    1. To bring or draw out (something latent); educe.
    2. To arrive at (a truth, for example) by logic.
  1. To call forth, draw out, or provoke (a reaction, for example). See synonyms at evoke.

[Latin ēlicere, ēlicit- : ē-, ex-, ex- + lacere, to entice.]

elicitation elic'ita'tion n.
elicitor elic'itor n.



elicit

verb

    To call forth or bring out (something latent, hidden, or unexpressed): draw (out), educe, evoke, summon. See show/hide.




elicit
v

Definition: draw out
Antonyms: cover, hide, keep, repress, suppress





Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb elicit has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses
Synonyms: arouse, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

Meaning #2: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
Synonyms: educe, evoke, extract, draw out

Meaning #3: derive by reason





elicited

Common misspelling(s) of elicited

  • elicided



Translations for: Elicit

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitlokken, ontlokken, afleiden

Franais (French)
obtenir, provoquer, soutirer

Deutsch (German)
v. - entlocken

ή (Greek)
v. ύ, ώ, ά, ώ

Italiano (Italian)
provocare, carpire

Portugus (Portuguese)
v. - trazer tona, extrair, deduzir

Русский (Russian)
извлекать, выявлять, добиваться, делать вывод

Espaol (Spanish)
v. tr. - provocar, sonsacar, arrancar, sacar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - framlocka, framkalla

中国话 (Simplified Chinese)
v. tr. - 得出, 抽出, 引出

中國話 (Traditional Chinese)
v. tr. - 得出, 抽出, 引出

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 顕現させる, 導き出す

العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يستخرج, يستنبط

עברית (Hebrew)‬
v. tr. - ‮הוציא, משך, הפיק‬




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