Elicit

[E*lic·it]

When you elicit, you're bringing out a response of some sort. A good comedian elicits a lot of laughs.

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Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

Verb
derive by reason; "elicit a solution"

Verb
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

Verb
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

a.
Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

v. t.
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.

Elicit

E*lic"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.] "An elicit act of equity." Jer. Taylor.

Elicit

E*lic"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.

Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

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.

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Usage Examples

I do not - I never believed it's better to kill a terrorist than to detain him. We want to detain as many terrorists as possible so we can elicit the intelligence from them in the appropriate manner so that we can disrupt follow-on terrorist attacks.

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.

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Other Usage Examples

The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.

Staying married may have long-term benefits. You can elicit much more sympathy from friends over a bad marriage than you ever can from a good divorce.

A good person can make another person good it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society other persons will also be good.