Hypertext Webster Gateway: "elicit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
elicit
v 1: call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses; "arouse
pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse},
{enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {raise}, {provoke}]
2: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out
some interesting linguistic data from the native
informant" [syn: {educe}, {evoke}, {extract}, {draw out}]
3: derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
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