1. elicit - verb
· call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
Synonym(s): arouse, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
2. elicit - verb
· deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
Synonym(s): educe, evoke, extract, draw_out
Hypernym(s): interpret, construe, see
3. elicit - verb
· derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
Hypernym(s): deduce, infer, deduct, derive
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